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Taxonomy vs Sheepskin - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between taxonomy and sheepskin

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while sheepskin is (uncountable) the skin of a sheep, especially when used to make parchment or in bookbinding.

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

    sheepskin

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The skin of a sheep, especially when used to make parchment or in bookbinding.
  • * 1891 , Outing: Sport, Adventure, Travel, Fiction (volume 17, page 137)
    • I confess to having felt a prejudice against sleeping in a bag, more especially a sheepskin bag, which would probably have a muttony odor; but it was pronounced to be the warmest and least cumbersome form of bedding we could have
  • (US, countable) A diploma.
  • (countable) The tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on, especially when used for clothing, rugs, etc.

    • References

    * OED