分ぶん類るい群ぐん

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Meanings

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noun

taxon

biology

A biological term for any taxonomic group, such as a species, genus, family, or order.

part, minute of time, segment

類sort, kind, variety

群flock, group, crowd

分ぶん類るい
分類 means 'classification' in general, while 分類群 specifically refers to a taxonomic group in biology.

Compound of 分類 (classification) and 群 (group). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is used in modern biological taxonomy.