As nouns the difference between taxonomy and tapeworm
is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while tapeworm is (countable) any parasitical worm of the class cestoda, which infest the intestines of animals, including humans, often infecting different host species during their life cycle.
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
tapeworm
English
(wikipedia)
Noun
(countable) Any parasitical worm of the class Cestoda, which infest the intestines of animals, including humans, often infecting different host species during their life cycle.
(countable) A (broad fish tapeworm), .
(uncountable) Infestation by tapeworms.
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Synonyms
* (any species of class Cestoda) cestode
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