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taxonomy | birdly |

As a noun taxonomy

is the science or the technique used to make a classification.

As an adjective birdly is

of, pertaining to, or characteristic of birds; avian.

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

    birdly

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of birds; avian.
  • * 1850 , Thomas Lynch, Memorials of Theophilus Trinol, student :
    • Truth for the bird his eye discerns; By birdly' hope his wing is strong; And full delight in ' birdly good; Makes utterance for itself in song.
  • * 1916 , John Rose, Poems: dedicated in loving memory to my boy Chester :
    • "Nay, nay," quoth Luxury, "I laugh at thee, — Thou art the king of beasts and I of birds ; Men are of beastly and of birdly' kind, But more are ' birdly and obedience show Only to me, for in their bosom nursed Caprice and Vanity which are my slaves [...]
  • * 2002 , John Hanson Mitchell, Following the sun: a bicycle pilgrimage from Andalisia to the Hebrides :
    • And in the birdly' mind (actually in the ' birdly gonads), spring begins on their winter grounds with the increasing sunlight, as early as February.