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Taxonomy vs Buckskin - What's the difference?

taxonomy | buckskin |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and buckskin

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while buckskin is the skin of a male deer, a buck.

As an adjective buckskin is

of a grayish yellow in colour.

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

    buckskin

    English

    Noun

  • The skin of a male deer, a buck.
  • Clothing made from buckskin.
  • A grayish yellow in colour.
  • A soft strong leather, usually yellowish or grayish in color, made of deerskin.
  • A person clothed in buckskin, particularly an American soldier of the Revolutionary war.
  • * Burns
  • Cornwallis fought as lang's he dought, / An' did the buckskins claw, man.
  • breeches made of buckskin.
  • * Thackeray
  • I have alluded to his buckskin .

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of a grayish yellow in colour.
  • See also

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