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Taxonomy vs Ferroequinologist - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between taxonomy and ferroequinologist

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while ferroequinologist is (humorous|nonstandard) a student of ferroequinology; a person who studies trains.

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

    ferroequinologist

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (humorous, nonstandard) A student of ferroequinology; a person who studies trains.
  • * 1954 , Trains , Kalmbach Pub. Co.
    • And because you care, you’ve automatically classified yourself as a railfan (alias railroad enthusiast, train-watcher, ferroequinologist ).
  • * {{quote-newsgroup
    • , date = 1990-10-19 , author = Bruce Tiffany , title = Re: 'America, a Godless State' and 'Barbaric Theists' merged. , newsgroup = alt.atheism , passage = The fact that automobiles, buildings, clothing, bridges, watches, locomotives (my personal favorite, being a ferroequinologist !), ad infinitum are designed by people has no bearing whatsoever... }}
  • * {{quote-newsgroup
    • , date = 1991-11-20 , author = Warren T. Brill , title = Re: what does this mean? , newsgroup = rec.railroad , passage = It's a schnazzy-looking engine, looks a lot like a GP-35, which I believe our ferroequinologist guru Roger Mitchell says it was rebuilt from. }}
  • * {{quote-newsgroup
    • , date = 1992-08-08 , author = Doretta Hanschka , title = Re: Outta here for awhile... , newsgroup = bit.listserv.words-l , passage = I'd tell you to take the kids on the mixed train.... It was fun even for a raiload victim like me - ferroequinologist father. }}

    Synonyms

    * (enthusiast) railfan