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Animals - Taxonomic Rank

Here you will learn some words related to taxonomic rank in English such as "subclass", "phylum", and "species".

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zoology

a branch of science that deals with animals

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hierarchy

the grouping of people into different levels or ranks according to their power or importance within a society or system

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taxonomy

the systematic classification of plants and animals, based on their shared characteristics and evolutionary relationships

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subspecies

a taxonomic rank below species that represents a distinct population within a species, exhibiting consistent differences from other populations

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subtribe

a taxonomic rank used in biological classification that is lower than a tribe and higher than a genus

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division

a taxonomic rank used to classify organisms that is below kingdom and above class

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variety

a taxonomic rank below that of subspecies and refers to distinct forms of a species that differ in minor ways

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form

a collection of organisms within a species that have small differences from other similar groups

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subphylum

a taxonomic rank that is lower than phylum and higher than class

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subclass

a taxonomic rank that comes between class and order, and includes one or more related orders

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superorder

a taxonomic rank that is used to group related orders within a subclass or class of organisms

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suborder

a taxonomic rank that comes below the order and above the infraorder

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superfamily

a taxonomic rank below the order level and above the family level, comprising closely related families of organisms

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realm

a distinct and broad type of habitat or ecological region occupied by various animal species, characterized by specific environmental conditions and biological communities

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life

the collective existence of living organisms and their characteristics, such as growth, reproduction, adaptation, and response to stimuli

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domain

the highest taxonomic rank of organisms, above the kingdom level, which groups organisms based on their molecular, biochemical, and structural characteristics

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kingdom

the highest taxonomic classification that categorizes organisms, comprising five major biological groups

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phylum

(biology) a taxonomic category between a class and a kingdom

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class

(biology) a taxonomic category ranking between a division and an order

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order

(biology) a taxonomic category between a class and a family

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family

(biology) a taxonomic category that is between genus and order

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genus

(biology) any of the groups that plants, animals, etc. with similar characteristics are divided into, which is larger than a species and smaller than a family

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species

a group that animals, plants, etc. of the same type which are capable of producing healthy offspring with each other are divided into

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cladistics

a method of classification in biology that groups organisms based on their shared characteristics and evolutionary relationships

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genetic

relating to the study of genes

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trait

something that is considered typical of a person, place, or thing and identifies them

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kingdom animalia

a group of living things that includes all animals, which are multicellular organisms that can move, eat, and reproduce sexually

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subfamily

a taxonomic category that ranks below the family level and above the genus level, typically consisting of related genera

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tribe

a taxonomic rank that comes between a subfamily and a genus, consisting of one or more genera that share certain characteristics

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subgenus

a taxonomic rank used in biological classification that is lower than a genus but higher than a species

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race

(biology) a taxonomic category below species that has a distinct feature from other groups in the same species

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