(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
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animal or plant group having natural relations
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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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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: animal, plant, group, natural, relations.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: animal, plant, group, natural, relations.Relationship by marriage (as between a husband and his wife's blood relations, or between a wife and her husband's blood relations); -…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: animal, plant, group, natural, relations.An instrument for viewing pictures by means of a lens, so as to present them in their natural proportions and relations.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: animal, plant, group, natural, relations.That branch of mathematics which treats of the relations and properties of quantity by means of letters and other symbols. It is appli…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: animal, plant, group, natural, relations.An organ which is equivalent in its functions to a different organ in another species or group, or even in the same group; as, the gil…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: animal, plant, group, natural, relations.Destitute of any vestige of organic life, or at least of animal life; anterior to the existence of animal life; formed when there was…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: animal, plant, group, natural, relations.To combine against (a landlord, tradesman, employer, or other person), to withhold social or business relations from him, and to deter…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: animal, plant, group, natural, relations.An order of Crustacea including the barnacles. When adult, they have a calcareous shell composed of several pieces. From the opening o…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: animal, plant, group, natural, relations.The condition of being of equal in intensity; -- applied to relations; as, 3:6 and 6:12 are relations of cointension.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: animal, plant, group, natural, relations.A cluster or group of fixed stars, or dvision of the heavens, designated in most cases by the name of some animal, or of some mytholog…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: animal, plant, group, natural, relations.To go through a process of natural evolution or growth, by successive changes from a less perfect to a more perfect or more highly org…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: animal, plant, group, natural, relations.
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