sottogenere

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Italian

Etymology

From sotto- (under”, “sub-) +‎ genere (kind”, “species).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sot.toˈd͡ʒɛ.ne.re/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnere
  • Hyphenation: sot‧to‧gè‧ne‧re

Noun

sottogenere m (plural sottogeneri)

  1. (taxonomy) subgenus
  2. subgenre