Race (biology)
informal rank in the taxonomic hierarchy, below the level of subspecies
In biological taxonomy, race is an informal rank in the taxonomic hierarchy for which various definitions exist. Sometimes it is used to denote a level below that of subspecies, while at other times it is used as a synonym for subspecies.
Quotes
edit- Pigeons can be mated for life, and this is a great convenience to the fancier, for thus many races may be kept true, though mingled in the same aviary.
- Charles Darwin, On the Origin of Species (1859), Ch. 1
