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Taxonomy vs Comfit - What's the difference?

taxonomy | comfit |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and comfit

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while comfit is a confection consisting of a nut, seed or fruit coated with sugar or comfit can be (australia) a computerised image of a suspect produced for the police force.

As a verb comfit is

to preserve dry with sugar.

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

    comfit

    English

    (wikipedia comfit)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl)?. "comfit" , entry in Online Etymology Dictionary.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A confection consisting of a nut, seed or fruit coated with sugar.
    • Related terms
    * comfiture

    See also

    * bonbon * discomfit

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To preserve dry with sugar.
  • * Cowley
    • The fruit which does so quickly waste, Thou comfitest in sweets to make it last.
    (Webster 1913)

    Etymology 2

    Acronym, from Computer Facial Identification Techniques .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Australia) A computerised image of a suspect produced for the police force.

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