Kind

A category or group sharing common traits.

sort type variety

Kind is a class or group of things with similar characteristics.

/kaɪnd/

From Old English cynde, of common origin.

A kind is like a group of animals or plants that are similar, such as different types of dogs or roses.

The concept of 'kind' is used in biology to classify organisms
Carl Linnaeus developed a system for classifying kinds, known as taxonomy
The term 'kind' is also used in everyday language to describe people with similar qualities

type sort category

category group

species breed variety

natural object