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Taxonomy vs Abhorrence - What's the difference?

taxonomy | abhorrence |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and abhorrence

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while abhorrence is extreme aversion or detestation; the feeling of utter dislike or loathing .

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

    abhorrence

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Extreme aversion or detestation; the feeling of utter dislike or loathing.
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year=1818 , author=Mary Shelley , title=Frankenstein , chapter=9 , url=http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/s/shelley/mary/s53f/chapter9.html , passage=My abhorrence of this fiend cannot be conceived.}}
  • (obsolete, historical) An expression of abhorrence, in particular any of the parliamentary addresses dictated towards Charles II.
  • A person or thing that is loathsome; a detested thing.

    • Related terms

    * abhor * abhorred * abhorrency * abhorrent * abhorrently * abhorrer * abhorrible * abhorring

    References