Synonyms and antonyms of Groups of living things in British Thesaurus

genus (noun)

a group that includes all living things that have similar features. It usually has a Latin name.

species (noun)

biology a plant or animal group whose members all have similar general features and are able to produce young plants or animals together

subspecies (noun)

a group of plants or animals within a species that have slight genetic differences from other plants or animals in that species

phylum (noun)

one of the groups that scientists divide animals into. It consists of several classes.

family (noun)

biology a group of animals or plants that are related. A family has fewer members than an order or class

race (noun)

science a group of animals or plants that are similar to each other. A race of animals or plants is smaller than a species.

order (noun)

biology a large group of plants or animals that are related to each other. An order includes more than a family and less than a class.

generic (adjective)

relating to a genus