Breed
Breed noun - A number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common.
Subspecies and breed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Subspecies" instead a noun "Breed".
Subspecies
Subspecies noun - (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species.
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- Human Subspecies: Unlike most other settings where the player can choose a race for his character, the choices available in Anarchy Online are all different species (or breed) of homnid.
Source: Video Game / Anarchy Online - X-Men has many examples of Artistic Licence Biology, but two things are worth noting: The mutants are referred to as a new species, but they can breed with non-mutants; so no, the term mutant, or at least subspecies, is far more accurate.
Source: Taxonomic Term Confusion
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