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Taxonomy vs Catalectic - What's the difference?

taxonomy | catalectic |

As a noun taxonomy

is the science or the technique used to make a classification.

As an adjective catalectic is

(poetry) said of a line with incomplete meter, lacking a syllable at the end or ending with an incomplete foot.

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

    catalectic

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (poetry) Said of a line with incomplete meter, lacking a syllable at the end or ending with an incomplete foot.
  • incomplete; partial; not affecting the whole of a substance
    • (Abney)

    See also

    * catalexis