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Taxonomy vs Amberjack - What's the difference?

taxonomy | amberjack |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and amberjack

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while amberjack is any of several large food and game yellowtail fishes of the genus Seriola, found in warm waters of all oceans.

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

    amberjack

    English

    (wikipedia amberjack)

    Noun

  • Any of several large food and game yellowtail fishes of the genus Seriola , found in warm waters of all oceans.
  • * 1925 , Zane Grey, Tales of Fishing Virgin Seas , 2000, page 111,
    • It was an amberjack', and twice as large as any I had ever seen before. As I drew up the captain's snapper this ' amberjack came to the surface, and I certainly yelled.
  • * 2006 , Jerald Horst, Mike Lane, Angler's Guide to Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico , page 223,
    • Greater amberjacks have 11-19 gill rakers, a long anal fin base, 7 dorsal fin spines, and 30-34 dorsal fin rays.
  • * 2011 , Ken Schultz, Ken Schultz's Field Guide to Saltwater Fish , page 31,
    • The greater amberjack' is the largest of the jacks, the most important ' amberjack to anglers, and, like most of its brethren, a strong fighter.

    Derived terms

    * (flat amberjack) * (greater amberjack) () * Japanese amberjack () * (lesser amberjack) () * yellowtail amberjack (Seriola lalandi )