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Phylum vs Subspecies - What's the difference?

phylum | subspecies |

In biology|taxonomy|lang=en terms the difference between phylum and subspecies

is that phylum is (biology|taxonomy) a rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class; also called a division, especially in describing plants; a taxon at that rank while subspecies is (biology|taxonomy) a taxon at that rank.

As nouns the difference between phylum and subspecies

is that phylum is (biology|taxonomy) a rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class; also called a division, especially in describing plants; a taxon at that rank while subspecies is (biology|taxonomy) a rank in the classification of organisms, below species.

phylum

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class; also called a division, especially in describing plants; a taxon at that rank
    • Mammals belong to the phylum Chordata.
  • (linguistics) A large division of possibly related languages, or a major language family which is not subordinate to another.

    • Synonyms

    * (group of languages) superstock

    Derived terms

    * subphylum * superphylum English nouns with irregular plurals ----

    subspecies

    English

    Noun

    (subspecies)
  • (biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below species
  • (biology, taxonomy) A taxon at that rank
    • In zoology and bacteriology, subspecies is the only rank below that of species which is formally accepted by the relevant nomenclatural Code.

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