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Taxonomy vs Caviar - What's the difference?

taxonomy | caviar |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and caviar

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while caviar is roe of the sturgeon or other large fish, considered a delicacy.

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

    caviar

    English

    Alternative forms

    * caviare

    Noun

  • Roe of the sturgeon or other large fish, considered a delicacy.

    • Usage notes

    * A citation from Jehan Palsgrave's 1530 text Lesclarcissment de la langue françoyse'' reads "Calver of saulmon, ''escume de saulmon.''". This possibly refers to caviar. If this is the case it predates by some 61 years the earliest usage (1591) of caviar documented in the ''Oxford English Dictionary.

    Derived terms

    * caviar to the general * cowboy caviar

    See also

    * (wikipedia "caviar") * malosol

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