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taxonomy | fireship |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and fireship

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while fireship is (nautical) a sailing ship that has been set alight and left to drift into an opposing fleet famously used by englishman sir francis drake when fighting the spanish armada of 1588.

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

    fireship

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (nautical) A sailing ship that has been set alight and left to drift into an opposing fleet. Famously used by Englishman Sir Francis Drake when fighting the Spanish Armada of 1588.
  • (vulgar, slang) A diseased prostitute.

    • See also

    (boat ablaze) * fireboat (prostitute) * frenchified * venereal disease

    References

    * Depraved and Insulting English – Peter Novobatsky & Ammon Shea ISBN: 0-15-601149-2