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taxonomic category vs subspecies

subspecies vs taxonomic category

taxonomic category and subspecies both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
taxonomic category Yes No No No
subspecies Yes No No No
As nouns, subspecies is a hyponym of taxonomic category; that is, subspecies is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than taxonomic category:
  • taxonomic category: animal or plant group having natural relations
  • subspecies: (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species
Other hyponyms of taxonomic category include Adapid, Adapid group, Omomyid, Omomyid group, kingdom, subkingdom, variety, phylum, subphylum, superphylum, class, subclass, superclass, order, suborder, superorder, family, superfamily, subfamily, tribe, genus, subgenus, monotype, species, race, form, strain, var., variant, type, group Pteridospermae, group Pteridospermaphyta, Pteridospermae, Pteridospermaphyta, Centrospermae, group Centrospermae, Amentiferae, group Amentiferae, Phycomycetes, Phycomycetes group.
taxonomic category (noun) subspecies (noun)
animal or plant group having natural relations (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species
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