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taxonomic group vs genus

genus vs taxonomic group

taxonomic group and genus both are nouns.

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

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