Classification
Classification noun - One of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic.
Usage example: dinosaur remains that do not fit any existing classification
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Subclass and classification are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Subclass" instead a noun "Classification".
Subclass
Subclass noun - (biology) a taxonomic category below a class and above an order.
Classification and subclass are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Classification" instead a noun "Subclass".
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- bracket and classification
- bracket and subclass
- kind and classification
- kind and subclass
- position and classification
- position and subclass
- order and classification
- order and subclass
- group and classification
- group and subclass
- family and classification
- family and subclass
- rank and classification
- rank and subclass
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