subpopulation

noun

sub·​pop·​u·​la·​tion ˈsəb-ˌpä-pyə-ˈlā-shən 

: an identifiable fraction or subdivision of a population

Examples of subpopulation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Since then, conservationists have pioneered genetic studies on Atlantic sturgeon, demonstrating through the power of DNA that natal river – where an individual fish is born – and season of spawning are both important for distinguishing subpopulations within each regional group. —Logan Kistler, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2025

Maybe there is a subpopulation of FRBs that are associated with older systems. —Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 Feb. 2025

The park aims to link existing reserves and reconnect isolated subpopulations. —Nectar Gan, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025

This has confined many panda subpopulations to isolated patches of habitat carved by roads, railways, dams and farms, cutting them off from new bamboo forests and potential mates. —Nectar Gan, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for subpopulation

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration

Medical Definition

subpopulation

noun

sub·​pop·​u·​la·​tion ˈsəb-ˌpäp-yə-ˈlā-shən 

: an identifiable fraction or subdivision of a population