(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
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(biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Taxonomy systematics.(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera; "sharks belong to the fish family"
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Taxonomy systematics.(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; "a new strain of microorganisms"
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Taxonomy systematics.(biology) an artificial taxonomic category for organisms of which the true relationships are obscure; ranked between order and genus
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Taxonomy systematics.(biology) an artificial taxonomic category for organisms of which the true relationships are obscure; forms the first half of a specie…
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Taxonomy systematics.(biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Taxonomy systematics.(biology) a taxonomic group with a single member (a single species or genus)
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Taxonomy systematics.(biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Taxonomy systematics.(biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Taxonomy systematics.(biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Taxonomy systematics.(biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Taxonomy systematics.(biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Taxonomy systematics.(biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Taxonomy systematics.(biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Taxonomy systematics.(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; "a new strain of microorganisms"
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Taxonomy systematics.(biology) a taxonomic category below a class and above an order
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Taxonomy systematics.(biology) a taxonomic category below a family
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A species or genus in one country closely related to a species of the same genus, or a genus of the same group, in another: such speci…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: species, fish.A small marine fish of the family Atherinidae, having a silvery stripe along the sides. The European species (Atherina presbyter) is u…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: species, fish.A European fish (Centriscus scolopax), distinguished by a long tubular snout, like the pipe of a bellows; -- called also trumpet fish,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: species, fish.A dipterous insect of the family (Estridae, of many different species, some of which are particularly troublesome to domestic animals,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: species, fish.A spinose, plectognath fish of the Allantic coast of the United States (esp. Chilo mycterus geometricus) having the power of distendin…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: species, fish.A species to fresh-water fish of the Cyprinidae or Carp family. The common European species is Leuciscus cephalus; the cheven. In Amer…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: species, fish.Any species of the genus Cicada. They are large hemipterous insects, with nearly transparent wings. The male makes a shrill sound by p…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: species, fish.A marine plectognath fish (Ostracoin quadricorne, and allied species), having two projections, like horns, in front; -- called also cu…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: species, fish.A large reptile of the genus Crocodilus, of several species. They grow to the length of sixteen or eighteen feet, and inhabit the larg…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: species, fish.An elongated fish of many genera and species. The common eels of Europe and America belong to the genus Anguilla. The electrical eel i…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: species, fish.A European fish (Zoarces viviparus), remarkable for producing living young; -- called also greenbone, guffer, bard, and Maroona eel. A…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: species, fish.the flesh of fish used as food; "in Japan most fish is eaten raw"; "after the scare about foot-and-mouth disease a lot of people start…
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