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taxonomy | abducens |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and abducens

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while abducens is (anatomy) the abducens nerve: the nerve in humans and most animals that governs the motion of the lateral rectus muscle of the eye .

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

    abducens

    English

    Alternative forms

    * abducent nerve * abducens nerve

    Noun

    (abducentes)
  • (anatomy) The abducens nerve: the nerve in humans and most animals that governs the motion of the lateral rectus muscle of the eye.
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    Synonyms

    * sixth nerve

    See also

    * (Abducens nerve)

    References

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