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taxonomy | backwoods |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and backwoods

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while backwoods is partly or wholly uncleared forest, especially in north america.

As an adjective backwoods is

pertaining to the backwoods.

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

    backwoods

    English

    Noun

    (en-plural noun)
  • Partly or wholly uncleared forest, especially in North America.
  • A remote or sparsely inhabited region, especially in North America; away from big towns and from the influence of modern life.
  • *1834 , (w), A Narrative of the Life of , Nebraska 1987, p.22:
  • *:about that time, you mayreckon, if like me you belong to the back-woods , that I began to make up my acquaintance with hard times, and a plenty of them.
  • *
  • *:It was not far from the house; but the ground sank into a depression there, and the ridge of it behind shut out everything except just the roof of the tallest hayrick. As one sat on the sward behind the elm, with the back turned on the rick and nothing in front but the tall elms and the oaks in the other hedge, it was quite easy to fancy it the verge of the prairie with the backwoods close by.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Pertaining to the backwoods.
  • Rough, uncouth, coarse, or crude in social matters.

    • Synonyms

    * backwood

    References

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    Derived terms

    * backwoodsman