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taxonomy | chapped |

As a noun taxonomy

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

As a verb chapped is

(chap).

As an adjective chapped is

(of skin) dry and flaky due to excessive evaporation of water from its surface.

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

    chapped

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (chap)

    • Adjective

    (head)
  • (of skin) dry and flaky due to excessive evaporation of water from its surface
  • * 1854 Sir Erasmus Wilson - Healthy skin: a popular treatise on the skin and hair, their preservation and management
    • For chapped' lips, or '''chapped''' nipples, the tincture of catechu, or benjamin, ... / For severely ' chapped hands or face, the oxide of zinc ointment or camphor ...
  • * 1913 ,
    • [...] his nose and his chubby cheeks were chapped and red with cold.