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TAXONOMIC CATEGORY Synonyms

There are 14 synonyms of the phrase taxonomic category. (exact relations)
There is 1 hypernym of the phrase taxonomic category. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for TAXONOMIC CATEGORY

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category
nounn
noun

• a collection of things sharing a common attribute

• a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme

class
nounn
noun

• a collection of things sharing a common attribute

• a body of students who are taught together

• people having the same social, economic, or educational status

• education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

• a league ranked by quality

• a body of students who graduate together

• (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders

• elegance in dress or behavior

verb

• arrange or order by classes or categories

classification
nounn
noun

• the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type

• a group of people or things arranged by class or category

• the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories

• restriction imposed by the government on documents or weapons that are available only to certain authorized people

division
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an army unit large enough to sustain combat

• one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole

• the act or process of dividing

• an administrative unit in government or business

• discord that splits a group

• a league ranked by quality

• (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category

• (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum

• a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings

• a group of ships of similar type

• an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed

• the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart

family
nounn
noun

• a social unit living together

• primary social group; parents and children

• a collection of things sharing a common attribute

• people descended from a common ancestor

• a person having kinship with another or others

• (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera

• a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities

• an association of people who share common beliefs or activities

genus
nounn
noun

• a general kind of something

• (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species

group
nounn
noun

• any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

• (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule

• a set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverse

verb

• arrange into a group or groups

• form a group or group together

kingdom
nounn
noun

• a domain in which something is dominant

• a country with a king as head of state

• the domain ruled by a king or queen

• a monarchy with a king or queen as head of state

• the highest taxonomic group into which organisms are grouped; one of five biological categories: Monera or Protoctista or Plantae or Fungi or Animalia

• a basic group of natural objects

order
verb, nounv, n
noun

• (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

• (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy

• a degree in a continuum of size or quantity

• established customary state (especially of society)

• logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements

• a condition of regular or proper arrangement

• a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)

• a commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities

• a formal association of people with similar interests

• a body of rules followed by an assembly

• a group of person living under a religious rule

• (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families

• a request for something to be made, supplied, or served

• (architecture) one of original three styles of Greek architecture distinguished by the type of column and entablature used or a style developed from the original three by the Romans

• the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement

verb

• give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority

• make a request for something

• issue commands or orders for

• bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations

• bring order to or into

• place in a certain order

• appoint to a clerical posts

• arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events

• assign a rank or rating to

phylum
nounn
noun

• (linguistics) a large group of languages that are historically related

• (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes

rank
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another

• relative status

• the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army)

• position in a social hierarchy

• the body of members of an organization or group

adjective satellite

• very fertile; producing profuse growth

• very offensive in smell or taste

• conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible

• complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers

• growing profusely

verb

• take or have a position relative to others

• assign a rank or rating to

• take precedence or surpass others in rank

species
nounn
noun

• (biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed

• a specific kind of something

taxon
nounn
noun

• animal or plant group having natural relations

taxonomic group
nounn
noun

• animal or plant group having natural relations

Best Hypernyms For TAXONOMIC CATEGORY

Here is a list of related hypernyms for taxonomic category, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Phrases (1)
biological group

Alternatives for CATEGORY

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