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taxonomic category vs genus

genus vs taxonomic category

taxonomic category and genus both are nouns.

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

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