Taxonomy vs Pillage - What's the difference?
taxonomy | pillage |
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.
(ambitransitive) To loot or plunder by force, especially in time of war.
* 1911 , ,
The spoils of war.
* Shakespeare
The act of pillaging.
looting
As nouns the difference between taxonomy and pillage
is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while pillage is the spoils of war.As a verb pillage is
(ambitransitive) to loot or plunder by force, especially in time of war.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 * ontologypillage
English
Verb
(pillag)- Archibald V. (1361-1397) was Count of Perigord. He was nominally under the lilies [France], but he pillaged indiscriminately in his county.
Noun
(-)- Which pillage they with merry march bring home.