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VAR.

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups

Example:

a new strain of microorganisms

Synonyms:

form; strain; var.; variant

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("var." is a kind of...):

taxon; taxonomic category; taxonomic group (animal or plant group having natural relations)

Domain category:

biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)

Holonyms ("var." is a member of...):

species ((biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed)

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