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Taxonomy vs Airborne - What's the difference?

taxonomy | airborne |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and airborne

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while airborne is military infantry intended to be transported by air and delivered to the battlefield by parachute or helicopter.

As an adjective airborne is

in or carried by the air.

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

    airborne

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • In or carried by the air.
    • Airborne pollen can aggravate allergies.
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    • , passage=A farmer could place an order for a new tractor part by text message and pay for it by mobile money-transfer. A supplier many miles away would then take the part to the local matternet station for airborne dispatch via drone.}}
  • In flight.
  • fitted to an aircraft; e.g. airborne radar.
  • transported by air in an aircraft; e.g. airborne troops.

    • Noun

    (en-noun) (airborne forces)
  • Military infantry intended to be transported by air and delivered to the battlefield by parachute or helicopter.

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