The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Subgroup \Sub"group`\, n. (Biol.) A subdivision of a group, as of animals. --Darwin. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
subgroup n 1: a distinct and often subordinate group within a group 2: (mathematics) a subset (that is not empty) of a mathematical group