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Nubbly vs Taxonomy - What's the difference?

nubbly | taxonomy |

As an adjective nubbly

is rough or lumpy.

As a noun taxonomy is

the science or the technique used to make a classification.

nubbly

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Rough or lumpy
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=February 7, author=Julia Moskin, title=Koreans Share Their Secret for Chicken With a Crunch, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=When that crust is nubbly and evenly browned, and the chicken meat is cooked through, the chicken is sublime.}}
  • * {{quote-book, year=1978, author=Alice Munro, chapter=Mischief, title=The Beggar Maid: Stories of Flo and Rose
    • , passage=Though Clifford paid preliminary homage to them both, she was the one he finally made love to, rather quickly on the nubbly hooked rug.}}

    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