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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

group, grouping go
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

biological group go
a group of plants or animals

division
(biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category

noun.group

14 Subcategories

division Archaebacteria go
in some classifications considered a kingdom
division Eubacteria go
one-celled monerans having simple cells with rigid walls and (in motile types) flagella
Cyanophyta, division Cyanophyta go
prokaryotic organisms sometimes considered a class or phylum or subkingdom
Schizophyta, division Schizophyta go
former term for the Cyanophyta
Heterokontophyta, division Heterokontophyta go
algae having chlorophyll a and usually c, and flagella of unequal lengths
Chrysophyta, division Chrysophyta go
mostly freshwater eukaryotic algae having the chlorophyll masked by brown or yellow pigment
Phaeophyta, division Phaeophyta go
coextensive with class Phaeophyceae
Euglenophyta, division Euglenophyta go
free-swimming flagellate algae
Chlorophyta, division Chlorophyta go
large division of chiefly freshwater eukaryotic algae that possess chlorophyll a and b, store food as starch, and cellulose cell walls
Rhodophyta, division Rhodophyta go
lower plants
Cynodontia, division Cynodontia go
a division of the order Therapsida from the Triassic period comprising small carnivorous tetrapod reptiles often with mammal-like teeth
Dicynodontia, division Dicynodontia go
a division of Therapsida
Pisces go
a group of vertebrates comprising both cartilaginous and bony fishes and sometimes including the jawless vertebrates
form division go
an artificial taxonomic category for organisms of which the true relationships are obscure