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taxon vs genus

genus vs taxon

taxon and genus both are nouns.

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

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