deme
/diːm/noun
1
- a political division of Attica in ancient Greece德谟（古希腊阿提卡政区）。
1.1
- an administrative division in modern Greece德谟（现代希腊阿提卡行政区）。
2
- Biology a subdivision of a population consisting of closely related plants, animals, or people, typically breeding mainly within the group【生】同类群, 混交群体。
词源
from Greek dēmos 'people'; sense 2 is an extended use dating from the 1930s.