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Taxonomy vs Bannian - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between taxonomy and bannian

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while bannian is .

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

    bannian

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (archaic) A member of the vanika in the Indian caste system; a trader or merchant belonging to the business class.
  • * 1749 — , Book III ch ii
    • This species of men, from the great severity with which they revenge the death of a hare or partridge, might be thought to cultivate the same superstition with the Bannians' in India; many of whom, we are told, dedicate their whole lives to the preservation and protection of certain animals; was it not that our English ' Bannians , while they preserve them from other enemies, will most unmercifully slaughter whole horse-loads themselves; so that they stand clearly acquitted of any such heathenish superstition.