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bzzt | taxonomy |

As an interjection bzzt

is (onomatopoeia) the sound of a buzzer or of electricity.

As a noun taxonomy is

the science or the technique used to make a classification.

bzzt

English

Interjection

(en interjection)
  • (onomatopoeia) The sound of a buzzer or of electricity.
  • * 1921 , Alfred Emanuel Smith, New Outlook
    • The buzzer on Matthew's desk rang violently at this point, bzzt -bzzt...
  • * 2000 , Linda P Acredolo, Susan Goodwyn, Baby minds: brain-building games your baby will love
    • You sing him a new song, bzzt' — a connection is made. You tickle his toes, ' bzzt — there goes another.
  • * 2001 , Keith R A DeCandido, Rockne S O'Bannon, Farscape: House of Cards
    • Pressing an imaginary button, Crichton said, "Bzzt ! Wrong answer."

    Alternative forms

    * bzzzt English words without vowels

    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