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Taxonomy vs Ahoy - What's the difference?

taxonomy | ahoy |

As a noun taxonomy

is the science or the technique used to make a classification.

As an interjection ahoy is

(nautical) used to hail a ship, a boat or a person, or to attract attention.

As a verb ahoy is

to hail with a cry of "ahoy".

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

    ahoy

    English

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (nautical) Used to hail a ship, a boat or a person, or to attract attention.
  • * 1751: While he was thus occupied, a voice, still more uncouth than the former, bawled aloud, ‘Ho! the house, a-hoy!’'', (The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle), (Tobias Smollett).
  • *, chapter=7
  • , title= Mr. Pratt's Patients , passage=I made a speaking trumpet of my hands and commenced to whoop “Ahoy! ” and “Hello!” at the top of my lungs. […] The Colonel woke up, and, after asking what in brimstone was the matter, opened his mouth and roared “Hi!” and “Hello!” like the bull of Bashan.}}

    Usage notes

    * Traditionally, when used from a ship to hail an approaching boat, the standard responses are: ** "aye aye", if a commissioned officer is in the boat; ** "no no", if no officer is in the boat; ** name of ship , if the captain of another ship is in the boat; ** "flag" if an admiral is in the boat.

    Derived terms

    * land ahoy * ship ahoy * ahoj (Czech, Slovak greeting)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To hail with a cry of "ahoy".
  • Anagrams

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    References

    See also

    * yoohoo