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genus vs taxonomic group

taxonomic group vs genus

genus and taxonomic group both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
genus Yes No No No
taxonomic group Yes No No No
As nouns, taxonomic group is a hypernym of genus; that is, taxonomic group is a word with a broader meaning than genus:
  • genus: (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species
  • taxonomic group: animal or plant group having natural relations
Other hypernyms of genus include taxon, taxonomic category.
genus (noun) taxonomic group (noun)
a general kind of something animal or plant group having natural relations
(biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species
Difference between genus and taxonomic group

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