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species vs taxonomic category

taxonomic category vs species

species and taxonomic category both are nouns.

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

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