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taxonomy | metamorphosize |

As a noun taxonomy

is the science or the technique used to make a classification.

As a verb metamorphosize is

(us|nonstandard) to undergo the process of metamorphosis; to metamorphose.

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

    metamorphosize

    English

    Alternative forms

    * metamorphosise (UK)

    Verb

  • (US, nonstandard) To undergo the process of metamorphosis; to metamorphose.
  • * 1995 , Joyce Rupp, Little Pieces of Light...: Darkness and Personal Growth Page 36 [http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0809135124&id=wJHngNmPRTcC&pg=PA36&lpg=PA36&dq=metamorphosizing+butterfly&sig=rI9a9fDJ1FI3X0-NauDkUwXqvHw]
    • "Sitting in the darkness and waiting doesn't come naturally for us even though we "sat" for nine months in our mother's womb, a development which is as mysterious and marvelous as that of a caterpillar metamorphosizing into a butterfly."