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subfamily vs taxonomic category

taxonomic category vs subfamily

subfamily and taxonomic category both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
subfamily Yes No No No
taxonomic category Yes No No No
As nouns, taxonomic category is a hypernym of subfamily; that is, taxonomic category is a word with a broader meaning than subfamily:
  • subfamily: (biology) a taxonomic category below a family
  • taxonomic category: animal or plant group having natural relations
Other hypernyms of subfamily include taxon, taxonomic group.
subfamily (noun) taxonomic category (noun)
(biology) a taxonomic category below a family animal or plant group having natural relations
Difference between subfamily and taxonomic category

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