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  2. Taxonomic rank - Wikipedia

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    In biology, taxonomic rank (which some authors prefer to call nomenclatural rank [1] because ranking is part of nomenclature rather than taxonomy proper, according to some definitions of these terms) is the relative or absolute level of a group of organisms (a taxon) in a hierarchy that reflects evolutionary

  3. Cat intelligence - Wikipedia

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    Cat intelligence is the capacity of the domesticated cat to solve problems and adapt to its environment. Research has shown that feline intelligence includes the ability to acquire new behavior that applies knowledge to new situations, communicating needs and desires within a social group, and responding to training.

  4. Taxonomy - Wikipedia

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    Taxonomy is a practice and science concerned with classification or categorization. Typically, there are two parts to it: the development of an underlying scheme of classes (a taxonomy) and the allocation of things to the classes (classification).

  5. Taxonomy mnemonic - Wikipedia

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    The hierarchy of scientific classification. Taxonomy mnemonics are used to memorize the scientific classification applied in taxonomy. They are usually constructed with a series of words that begin with the letters KPCOFGS, corresponding to the initials of the primary taxonomic ranks.

  6. Cognitive categorization - Wikipedia

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    Categorization is a type of cognition involving conceptual differentiation between characteristics of conscious experience, such as objects, events, or ideas.It involves the abstraction and differentiation of aspects of experience by sorting and distinguishing between groupings, through classification or typification [1] [2] on the basis of traits, features, similarities or other criteria that ...

  7. Taxonomy (biology) - Wikipedia

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    Theory and practice of grouping individuals into species, arranging species into larger groups, and giving those groups names, thus producing a classification. [2] A field of science (and a major component of systematics) that encompasses description, identification, nomenclature, and classification [3]

  8. Order (biology) - Wikipedia

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    In their 1997 classification of mammals, McKenna and Bell used two extra levels between superorder and order: grandorder and mirorder. [5] Michael Novacek (1986) inserted them at the same position. Michael Benton (2005) inserted them between superorder and magnorder instead. [6] This position was adopted by Systema Naturae 2000 and others.

  9. List of felids - Wikipedia

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    Blue is the range of Felinae (excluding the domestic cat), green is the range of Pantherinae. Felidae is a family of mammals in the order Carnivora, colloquially referred to as cats. A member of this family is called a felid. [1] [2] The term "cat" refers both to felids in general and specifically to domestic cats.