taxonomic group vs monotype

monotype vs taxonomic group

taxonomic group and monotype both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
taxonomic group	Yes	No	No	No
monotype	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, monotype is a hyponym of taxonomic group; that is, monotype is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than taxonomic group:

taxonomic group: animal or plant group having natural relations
monotype: (biology) a taxonomic group with a single member (a single species or genus)

Other hyponyms of taxonomic group 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, species, race, subspecies, form, strain, var., variant, type, group Pteridospermae, group Pteridospermaphyta, Pteridospermae, Pteridospermaphyta, Centrospermae, group Centrospermae, Amentiferae, group Amentiferae, Phycomycetes, Phycomycetes group.

taxonomic group (noun)	monotype (noun)
animal or plant group having natural relations	a typesetting machine operated from a keyboard that sets separate characters
	the sole print made by pressing paper against a painted or inked glass or metal plate
	(biology) a taxonomic group with a single member (a single species or genus)

Difference between taxonomic group and monotype

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