Taxonomy vs Nondescript - What's the difference?
taxonomy | nondescript |
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.
Not described (in the academic literature); undescribed, unidentified.
* 1851 ,
Without distinguishing qualities or characteristics; unexceptional.
As nouns the difference between taxonomy and nondescript
is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while nondescript is an undistinguished, unexceptional person or thing.As an adjective nondescript is
not described (in the academic literature); undescribed, unidentified.taxonomy
English
(wikipedia taxonomy)Noun
(taxonomies)Synonyms
* alpha taxonomyDerived terms
* folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomySee 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 * ontologynondescript
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Adjective
(en adjective)- In thoroughfares nigh the docks, any considerable seaport will frequently offer to view the queerest looking nondescripts from foreign parts.
- He drove a nondescript silver sedan.