Taxonomy vs Cormorant - What's the difference?
taxonomy | cormorant |
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.
Any of various medium-large black seabirds of the family Phalacrocoracidae, especially the (great cormorant), Phalacrocorax carbo .
A voracious eater; a glutton.
Ravenous, greedy.
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As nouns the difference between taxonomy and cormorant
is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while cormorant is any of various medium-large black seabirds of the family phalacrocoracidae, especially the (great cormorant), phalacrocorax carbo .As an adjective cormorant is
ravenous, greedy.taxonomy
English
(wikipedia taxonomy)Noun
(taxonomies)Synonyms
* alpha taxonomyDerived terms
* folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomySee 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 * ontologycormorant
English
(wikipedia cormorant)Noun
(en noun)- (Ben Jonson)
Synonyms
* (voracious eater) seeAdjective
(en adjective)- Let fame, that all hunt after in their lives,
- Live regist'red upon our brazen tombs,
- And then grace us in the disgrace of death;
- When, spite of cormorant devouring Time,
- The endeavour of this present breath may buy
- That honour which shall bate his scythe's keen edge,
- And make us heirs of all eternity.