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phylum vs division

division vs phylum

phylum and division both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
phylum Yes No No No
division Yes No No No
As nouns, division is a hyponym of phylum; that is, division is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than phylum:
  • phylum: (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes
  • division: (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum
Other hyponyms of phylum include phylum Pyrrophyta, Pyrrophyta, phylum Protozoa, Protozoa, Cryptophyta, phylum Cryptophyta, Chordata, phylum Chordata, Cephalochordata, subphylum Cephalochordata, subphylum Tunicata, subphylum Urochorda, subphylum Urochordata, Tunicata, Urochorda, Urochordata, Craniata, subphylum Craniata, subphylum Vertebrata, Vertebrata, Arthropoda, phylum Arthropoda, Pentastomida, subphylum Pentastomida, phylum Porifera, Porifera, Cnidaria, Coelenterata, phylum Cnidaria, phylum Coelenterata, Ctenophora, phylum Ctenophora, Acanthocephala, phylum Acanthocephala, Chaetognatha, phylum Chaetognatha, phylum Platyhelminthes, Platyhelminthes, Nemertea, Nemertina, phylum Nemertea, phylum Nemertina, phylum Pogonophora, Pogonophora, phylum Rotifera, Rotifera, Aschelminthes, Nematoda, phylum Aschelminthes, phylum Nematoda, Annelida, phylum Annelida, Mollusca, phylum Mollusca, Phoronida, Phoronidea, phylum Phoronida, Bryozoa, phylum Bryozoa, polyzoa, Ectoprocta, phylum Ectoprocta, Endoprocta, Entoprocta, phylum Entoprocta, Cycliophora, phylum Cycliophora, Brachiopoda, phylum Brachiopoda, phylum Sipuncula, Sipuncula, Echinodermata, phylum Echinodermata.
phylum (noun) division (noun)
(biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes the act or process of dividing
(linguistics) a large group of languages that are historically related an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed
the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
discord that splits a group
an army unit large enough to sustain combat
a group of ships of similar type
a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings
an administrative unit in government or business
(botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum
(biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category
a league ranked by quality
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