genus vs phylum

genus

noun
  • A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below family (Lat. familia) and above species. 

  • A taxon at this rank. 

  • A natural number representing any of several related measures of the complexity of a given manifold or graph. 

  • A group with common attributes. 

  • Within a definition, a broader category of the defined concept. 

  • A type of tuning or intonation, used within an Ancient Greek tetrachord. 

phylum

noun
  • A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class; also called a divisio or a division, especially in describing plants; a taxon at that rank 

  • A large division of possibly related languages, or a major language family which is not subordinate to another. 

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