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Taxonomy vs Corsair - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between taxonomy and corsair

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while corsair is a french privateer, especially from the port of st-malo.

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

    corsair

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A French privateer, especially from the port of St-Malo
  • A privateer or pirate in general
  • * 1840 , (Charles Dickens), (Barnaby Rudge), [ Chapter 34.]
  • "If I had been born a corsair or a pirate, a brigand, genteel highwayman or patriot -- and they're the same thing," thought Mr. Tappertit, musing among the nine-pins, "I should have been all right. But to drag out a (sic) ignoble existence unbeknown to mankind in general -- patience! I will be famous yet."
  • The ship of privateers or pirates, especially of French nationality
  • A nocturnal assassin bug of the genus , found in the southern USA.
  • Derived terms

    * Turkish corsair