Taxonomy vs Changeling - What's the difference?
taxonomy | changeling |
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.
(mythology) In British, Irish and Scandinavian mythology, an infant of a fairy, sprite or troll that the creature has secretly exchanged for a human infant.
(informal, rare) An infant secretly exchanged with another infant; swapling.
(science fiction, and, fantasy) An organism which can change shape to mimic others.
(obsolete) A simpleton; an idiot.
* Dryden
(obsolete) One apt to change; a waverer.
* Shakespeare
As nouns the difference between taxonomy and changeling
is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while changeling is (mythology) in british, irish and scandinavian mythology, an infant of a fairy, sprite or troll that the creature has secretly exchanged for a human infant.taxonomy
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(wikipedia taxonomy)Noun
(taxonomies)Synonyms
* alpha taxonomyDerived terms
* folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomySee 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 * ontologychangeling
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Noun
(en noun)- (Macaulay)
- Changelings and fools of heaven, and thence shut out.
- Fickle changelings .