relationship vs phylogenetic relation

phylogenetic relation vs relationship

relationship and phylogenetic relation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
relationship	Yes	No	No	No
phylogenetic relation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, phylogenetic relation is a hyponym of relationship; that is, phylogenetic relation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than relationship:

relationship: (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
phylogenetic relation: (biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts

Other hyponyms of relationship include affinity, descent, filiation, line of descent, lineage, affinity, blood kinship, cognation, consanguinity, birth, parentage, fatherhood, paternity, maternity, motherhood, sisterhood, sistership, brotherhood, marital bed, marital relationship.

relationship (noun)	phylogenetic relation (noun)
a relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of `relationship' is for human relations or states of relatedness)	(biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts
(anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection)
a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries

Difference between relationship and phylogenetic relation

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