taxonomic category vs class

class vs taxonomic category

taxonomic category and class both are nouns.

taxonomic category is not a verb while class is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
taxonomic category	Yes	No	No	No
class	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, class is a hyponym of taxonomic category; that is, class is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than taxonomic category:

taxonomic category: animal or plant group having natural relations
class: (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders

Other hyponyms of taxonomic category include Adapid, Adapid group, Omomyid, Omomyid group, kingdom, subkingdom, variety, phylum, subphylum, superphylum, subclass, superclass, order, suborder, superorder, family, superfamily, subfamily, tribe, genus, subgenus, monotype, species, race, subspecies, form, strain, var., variant, type, group Pteridospermae, group Pteridospermaphyta, Pteridospermae, Pteridospermaphyta, Centrospermae, group Centrospermae, Amentiferae, group Amentiferae, Phycomycetes, Phycomycetes group.

taxonomic category (noun)	class (noun)
animal or plant group having natural relations	education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
	elegance in dress or behavior
	a collection of things sharing a common attribute
	people having the same social, economic, or educational status
	(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
	a body of students who are taught together
	a body of students who graduate together
	a league ranked by quality

taxonomic category (verb)	class (verb)
	arrange or order by classes or categories

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