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Taxonomy vs Anchovy - What's the difference?

taxonomy | anchovy |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and anchovy

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while anchovy is any small saltwater fish of the engraulidae family, consisting of 160 species in 16 genera, of which the genus is widely sold as food.

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

    anchovy

    English

    (wikipedia anchovy) (Engraulidae)

    Noun

    (anchovies)
  • Any small saltwater fish of the Engraulidae family, consisting of 160 species in 16 genera, of which the genus is widely sold as food.

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