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Taxonomy vs Cautelous - What's the difference?

taxonomy | cautelous |

As a noun taxonomy

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

As an adjective cautelous is

skillful in trickery or deception; cunning, wily.

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

    cautelous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Skillful in trickery or deception; cunning, wily.
  • * 1644 , (John Milton), Aeropagitica :
  • I am not able to unfold, how this cautelous enterprise of licencing can be exempted from the number of vain and impossible attempts.
  • (obsolete) Cautious, careful.
  • * 1624 , , Generall Historie , in Kupperman 1988, p. 140:
  • Some are of disposition fearefull, some bold, most cautelous , all Savage.