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Taxonomy vs Dilly - What's the difference?

taxonomy | dilly |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and dilly

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while dilly is someone or something that is remarkable or unusual or dilly can be (dated) a kind of stagecoach.

As an adjective dilly is

redolent of dill (the spice).

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

    dilly

    English

    Etymology 1

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • redolent of dill (the spice)

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (dillies)
  • Someone or something that is remarkable or unusual.
  • * Raymond Chandler, Playback
    • You're the most impossible man I ever met. And I've met some dillies .

    Etymology 3

    Contracted from (diligence).

    Noun

    (dillies)
  • (dated) A kind of stagecoach.
  • * J. H. Frere
    • The Derby dilly .

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