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Taxonomy vs Embowel - What's the difference?

taxonomy | embowel |

As a noun taxonomy

is the science or the technique used to make a classification.

As a verb embowel is

to enclose or bury.

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

    embowel

    English

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To enclose or bury.
  • To remove the bowels; disembowel.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1913, author=Henry W. Nevinson, title=Essays in Rebellion, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=As to that part of the sentence which relates to embowelling , it was never executed now, but this omission was owing to accident, or to the mercy of the executioner, not to the discretion of the judge. " }}
  • *{{quote-book, year=1867, author=John Lothrop Motley, title=Project Gutenberg History of The Netherlands, 1555-1623, Complete, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=Who doubts that the fineing, whipping, torturing, hanging, embowelling of men, women, and children, guilty of no other crime than adhesion to the Catholic faith, had assisted the Pope and Philip, and their band of English, Scotch, and Irish conspirators, to shake Elizabeth's throne and endanger her life? }}

    Synonyms

    * (enclose) (l), (l), (l), (l) * (remove the bowels) (l), (l)