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taxonomy | croup |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and croup

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while croup is the top of the rump of a horse or other quadruped or croup can be (pathology) an infectious illness of the larynx, especially in young children, causing respiratory difficulty.

As a verb croup is

(obsolete|outside|dialects) to croak, make a hoarse noise.

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

    croup

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) croupe, from (etyl) . More at (l), (l).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The top of the rump of a horse or other quadruped.
  • * Sir Walter Scott
  • So light to the croup the fair lady he swung, / So light to the saddle before her he sprung.
  • * 1835 , Charles Frederick Partington, The British cyclopædia of natural history
  • The guib [a kind of antelope] is of the mean dimensions, or four feet and a half in total length, and two and a half high at the shoulders, but rather higher at the croup .

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) croup, . More at (l).

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete, outside, dialects) To croak, make a hoarse noise.
  • Noun

    (-)
  • (pathology) An infectious illness of the larynx, especially in young children, causing respiratory difficulty.
  • Derived terms
    * croupous * croupy