As nouns the difference between taxonomy and backgammon
is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while backgammon is a board game for two players in which each has 15 stones which move between 24 triangular points according to the roll of a pair of dice; the object is to move all of one's pieces around, and bear them off the board.
As a verb backgammon is
to win at a backgammon game with the opponent having one or more pieces in the winner’s inner home row or on the bar.
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
backgammon
Noun
(-)
A board game for two players in which each has 15 stones which move between 24 triangular points according to the roll of a pair of dice; the object is to move all of one's pieces around, and bear them off the board.
A victory in the game when the loser has not borne off a stone, and still has one or more stones in the winner's inner home row or on the bar.
Related terms
* gammon
See also
* tick-tack
* tric-trac, trick-track
Verb
(
en verb)
To win at a backgammon game with the opponent having one or more pieces in the winner’s inner home row or on the bar.
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