As nouns the difference between taxonomy and gangling
is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while gangling is (nonce|nonstandard) a member of a gang.
As an adjective gangling is
awkwardly tall and thin, ungraceful.
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
gangling
English
Etymology 1
Perhaps from .
Adjective
(
en adjective)
Awkwardly tall and thin, ungraceful.
- A gangling teenager.
Related terms
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Etymology 2
From .
Noun
(
en noun)
(nonce, nonstandard) A member of a gang.
* 2007 , Edward Estlin Cummings, Eimi :
- "Well, we'll meet in New York and you can see what's left of me! Bon voyage" the ganglings smirked & just beyond Grand, bang into not — da.