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Taxonomy vs Eugarie - What's the difference?

taxonomy | eugarie |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and eugarie

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while eugarie is (australia|queensland) the edible saltwater clam plebidonax deltoides , endemic to australia.

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

    eugarie

    English

    Alternative forms

    * eugaree * ugari * yugari * yugarie

    Noun

  • (Australia, Queensland) The edible saltwater clam Plebidonax deltoides , endemic to Australia.
  • * 1989 , J. Hall and G. Bowen, An excavation of a midden complex at the Toulkerrie Oystermens Lease, Moreton Island, S.E. Queensland , Queensland Archaeological Research volume 6, page 24,
  • The occupants fished, flaked stone for artefacts and built fires but did not gather many shellfish locally (most of the few fragments found in this phase are identifiable as Eugarie from the east coast).
  • * 2009 , Doris Gray-Woods, With Compass, Chain & Courage , page 36,
  • In front of him were great piles of blackened eugarie shells, relics of past aboriginal feasts.
    Synonyms
    * (Plebidonax deltoides) Coorong cockle, Goolwa cockle, pipi