Class
Class noun - One of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic.
Usage example: a new class of wireless devices that could be used for Internet access as well as personal communication
Subspecies and class are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Subspecies" instead a noun "Class".
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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The Traveller universe has a human-variant subspecies, the Zhodani, whose ruling class has psychic abilities.
Source: Psychic Powers -
In The Time Machine, humanity in the distant future has "evolved" into two human subspecies: The Eloi, who are descendants of the wealthy elite, and the monstrous, subterranean Morlocks, who are descendants of the working class who now prey on the Eloi.
Source: Eat the Rich
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