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Taxonomy vs Cotillage - What's the difference?

taxonomy | cotillage |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and cotillage

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while cotillage is joint tillage; the act of plowing land jointly with others.

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

    cotillage

    English

    Alternative forms

    co-tillage

    Noun

    (head)
  • joint tillage; the act of plowing land jointly with others
  • the land so tilled

    • Usage notes

    This term is particularly applied to historic Welsh practice, where cyfar'' (cotillage) of some lands was required by law among the ''taeog (serf) class before they were permitted to cultivate their own private plots.

    Synonyms

    * coaration

    Anagrams

    * colligate