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Taxonomy vs Danegeld - What's the difference?

taxonomy | danegeld |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and danegeld

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while danegeld is danegeld.

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

    danegeld

    Alternative forms

    *Danegelt

    Noun

    (-)
  • (history) A tax raised originally to protect against Viking raiders in the 10th and 11th centuries, and later continued as a land tax.
  • *1644 , (John Milton), Aeropagitica :
  • *:And who shall then stick closest to ye, and excite others? not he who takes up armes for cote and conduct, and his four nobles of Danegelt .