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taxonomic category vs subfamily

subfamily vs taxonomic category

taxonomic category and subfamily both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
taxonomic category Yes No No No
subfamily Yes No No No
As nouns, subfamily is a hyponym of taxonomic category; that is, subfamily is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than taxonomic category:
  • taxonomic category: animal or plant group having natural relations
  • subfamily: (biology) a taxonomic category below a family
taxonomic category (noun) subfamily (noun)
animal or plant group having natural relations (biology) a taxonomic category below a family
Difference between taxonomic category and subfamily

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