subdominant
noun
sub·dom·i·nant
ˌsəb-ˈdä-mə-nənt 
-ˈdäm-nənt
1
: the fourth tone of a major or minor scale
2
: something partly but incompletely dominant
especially
: an ecologically important life form subordinate in influence to the dominants of a community
subdominant
adjective
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Rio Grande turkeys invariably roost in mixed groups, usually a dominant gobbler, maybe a couple of subdominant gobblers and, almost always, a bevy of hens.
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Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle, 11 Apr. 2018
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Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle, 11 Apr. 2018
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subdominant
noun
sub·dom·i·nant
ˌsəb-ˈdäm(-ə)-nənt
ˈsəb-
1
: something dominant to a lesser or partial degree
2
: the fourth tone of a major or minor scale (as F in the scale of C)
subdominant
adjective
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