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Taxonomy vs Calvity - What's the difference?

taxonomy | calvity |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and calvity

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while calvity is (uncountable) baldness.

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

    calvity

    English

    Noun

    (calvities)
  • (uncountable) Baldness.
  • An area of skin that has become bald.
  • * 1972 , Patrick O'Brian, Post Captain ,
    • He wore his own hair – what there was left of it: short tight curls round a shining calvity , though he was in his thirties, no more – and he looked like one of the fatter, more jovial Roman emperors […].

    Usage notes

    * (baldness) The synonymous form (calvities) is more common. Though one appears to be the other's plural, in fact both forms are uncountable.