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a group that includes all living things that have similar features. It usually has a Latin name.
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noun
a group that includes all living things that have similar features. It usually has a Latin name.
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a plant or animal group whose members all have similar general features and are able to produce young plants or animals together
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a group of plants or animals within a species that have slight genetic differences from other plants or animals in that species
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a group of animals or plants that are related. A family has fewer members than an order or class
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a group of animals or plants that are similar to each other. A race of animals or plants is smaller than a species.
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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.
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a percussion instrument used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken
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