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taxonomy | ethiopian |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and ethiopian

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while ethiopian is a person from ethiopia or of ethiopian descent.

As an adjective ethiopian is

of, from, or pertaining to ethiopia, the ethiopian people or the ethiopian culture.

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

    ethiopian

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person from Ethiopia or of Ethiopian descent.
  • (label) A black-skinned person.

    • Holonyms

    * sub-Saharan * Horner, Horn African * African

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia, the Ethiopian people or the Ethiopian culture.
  • Of, from, or pertaining to Africa and the African diaspora.