Subspecies
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

4 letters

RACE
A canal for a current of water

SORT
A person of a particular character or nature; "what sort of person is he?"; "he's a good sort"

DOLE
Money received from the state

ITEM
A whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection; "they reduced the price on many items"

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TRIBE
A social division of (usually preliterate) people

GENUS
A general kind of something; "ignore the genus communism"

ORDER
(architecture) one of original three styles of Greek architecture distinguished by the type of column and entablature used or a style developed from the original three by the Romans

QUOTA
A limitation on imports; "the quota for Japanese imports was negotiated"

SHARE
Have, give, or receive a share of; "We shared the cake"

CLASS
Education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings; "he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college classes"

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SAMPLE
Take a sample of; "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the regional dishes"

SECTOR
Measuring instrument consisting of two graduated arms hinged at one end

SERIES
A periodical that appears at scheduled times

PHYLUM
(linguistics) a large group of languages that are historically related

BRANCH
Any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm; "the arm of the record player"; "an arm of the sea"; "a branch of the sewer"

DETAIL
An isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information"

FAMILY
A social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was asleep"; "the teacher asked how many people made up his home"

PARCEL
The allotment of some amount by dividing something; "death gets more than its share of attention from theologians"

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VARIETY
Noticeable heterogeneity; "a diversity of possibilities"; "the range and variety of his work is amazing"

QUARTER
Clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent; "he surrendered but asked for quarter"

SECTION
The cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)

SPECIES
A specific kind of something; "a species of molecule"; "a species of villainy"

KINGDOM
A domain in which something is dominant; "the untroubled kingdom of reason"; "a land of make-believe"; "the rise of the realm of cotton in the south"

PORTION
The allotment of some amount by dividing something; "death gets more than its share of attention from theologians"

SEGMENT
One of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object; "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road"

ADJUNCT
A construction that can be used to extend the meaning of a word or phrase but is not one of the main constituents of a sentence

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SUBORDER
(biology) taxonomic group that is a subdivision of an order

SUBGROUP
(mathematics) a subset (that is not empty) of a mathematical group

SUBCLASS
(biology) a taxonomic category below a class and above an order

QUADRANT
A measuring instrument for measuring altitude of heavenly bodies

GENOTYPE
A group of organisms sharing a specific genetic constitution

FRACTION
A small part or item forming a piece of a whole

DIVISION
The act or process of dividing

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REMAINDER
A piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold

COMPONENT
An artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system"

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PERCENTAGE
Assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash"

PARTICULAR
(logic) a proposition that asserts something about some (but not all) members of a class

DETACHMENT
The act of releasing from an attachment or connection

CONTINGENT
A gathering of persons representative of some larger group; "each nation sent a contingent of athletes to the Olympics"

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SUBDIVISION
The act of subdividing; division of something previously divided

INSTALLMENT
The act of installing something (as equipment); "the telephone installation took only a few minutes"

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RANDOMSAMPLE
A sample grabbed at random

CROSSSECTION
(physics) the probability that a particular interaction (as capture or ionization) will take place between particles; measured in barns