Taxonomy vs Ichneumon - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between taxonomy and ichneumon

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while ichneumon is the (egyptian mongoose), , found in africa and southern europe.

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

    ichneumon

    English

    (Egyptian mongoose) (Ichneumon wasp)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The (Egyptian mongoose), , found in Africa and southern Europe.
  • *, II.12:
  • *:when the Ichneumon is to grapple with the Crocodile, he walloweth his body in the mire, then lets the same drie and harden upon him.
  • The ichneumon wasp.
  • *1969 , Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor , Penguin 2011, p. 43:
  • *:Ada's unique Lorelei Underwing had died, paralyzed by some ichneumon that had not been deceived by those clever prominences and fungoid smudges.

    • Related terms

    * ichnology * ichnogram * ichneumia