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variant vs taxonomic group

taxonomic group vs variant

variant and taxonomic group both are nouns.

variant is an adjective but taxonomic group is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
variant Yes Yes No No
taxonomic group Yes No No No
As nouns, taxonomic group is a hypernym of variant; that is, taxonomic group is a word with a broader meaning than variant:
  • variant: (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
  • taxonomic group: animal or plant group having natural relations
Other hypernyms of variant include taxon, taxonomic category.
variant (noun) taxonomic group (noun)
a variable quantity that is random animal or plant group having natural relations
something a little different from others of the same type
an event that departs from expectations
(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
variant (adjective) taxonomic group (adjective)
differing from a norm or standard
exhibiting variation and change
Difference between variant and taxonomic group

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