As nouns the difference between taxonomy and cenancestor
is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while cenancestor is the last ancestor common of two or more lineages, especially the last universal common ancestor of all life.
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
cenancestor
English
Noun
(
en noun)
The last ancestor common of two or more lineages, especially the last universal common ancestor of all life.
:the wealth of phylogenetic information older than the cenancestor itself may be larger than realized
Synonyms
* last common ancestor
* concestor
* last universal common ancestor
* last universal ancestor
* LCA
* LUA
* LUCA