Taxonomy vs Slithy - What's the difference?
taxonomy | slithy |
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.
A nonce word in (Lewis Carroll)'s (Jabberwocky) combining the senses of "slimy" and "lithe".
As a noun taxonomy
is the science or the technique used to make a classification.As an adjective slithy is
a nonce word in (lewis carroll)'s (jabberwocky) combining the senses of "slimy" and "lithe".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 * ontologyslithy
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Adjective
- 'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves / Did gyre and gimble in the wabe'' — Lewis Carroll, ''Jabberwocky
