(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Taxonomy systematics.Superphylum
(biology) a taxonomic group ranking between a phylum and below a class or subclass
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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
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Taxonomy systematics.Words connected by meaning
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any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group; "an example of the acyl group is the acetyl group"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: biology, taxonomic, group, ranking, phylum.any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group; "an example of the acyl group is the acetyl group"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: biology, taxonomic, group, ranking, phylum.A student of biology; one versed in the science of biology.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: biology, taxonomic, group, ranking, phylum.any family in the phylum Chordata
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: biology, taxonomic, group, ranking, phylum.any genus in the phylum Chordata
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: biology, taxonomic, group, ranking, phylum.formerly recognized taxonomic group including all flowerless and seedless plants that reproduce by means of spores: ferns, mosses, alg…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: biology, taxonomic, group, ranking, phylum.prokaryotic organisms sometimes considered a class or phylum or subkingdom; coextensive with the Cyanophyceae: cyanobacteria (blue-gre…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: biology, taxonomic, group, ranking, phylum.(botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: biology, taxonomic, group, ranking, phylum.prokaryotic organisms sometimes considered a class or phylum or subkingdom; coextensive with the Cyanophyceae: cyanobacteria (blue-gre…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: biology, taxonomic, group, ranking, phylum.an artificial taxonomic category for botanic organisms of which the true relationships are obscure; replaced in 1993 by Phylum
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: biology, taxonomic, group, ranking, phylum.the highest taxonomic group into which organisms are grouped; one of five biological categories: Monera or Protoctista or Plantae or F…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: biology, taxonomic, group, ranking, phylum.A class, or subclass, of arthropods, related to the hexapod insects, from which they differ in having the body made up of numerous sim…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: biology, taxonomic, group, ranking, phylum.Explore Academic Dictionary
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