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taxonomic category vs phylum

phylum vs taxonomic category

taxonomic category and phylum both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
taxonomic category Yes No No No
phylum Yes No No No
As nouns, phylum is a hyponym of taxonomic category; that is, phylum is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than taxonomic category:
  • taxonomic category: animal or plant group having natural relations
  • phylum: (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes
taxonomic category (noun) phylum (noun)
animal or plant group having natural relations (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes
(linguistics) a large group of languages that are historically related
Difference between taxonomic category and phylum

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