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beached | taxonomy |

As an adjective beached

is having a beach or beached can be run or brought ashore.

As a verb beached

is (beach).

As a noun taxonomy is

the science or the technique used to make a classification.

beached

English

Etymology 1

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having a beach.
  • * (rfdate) Shakespeare
    • The beached verge of the salt flood.

    Etymology 2

    See (beach) (verb)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (beach)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Run or brought ashore
    • It is here, next to the beached ship of Odysseus, that the Achaeans of the Iliad hold their assemblies and perform their sacrifices.
  • Stranded and helpless, especially on a beach
    • a beached whale
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    taxonomy

    English

    (wikipedia taxonomy)

    Noun

    (taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

    • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology