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VAR.
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
Example:
a new strain of microorganisms
Synonyms:
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)