Taxonomy vs Fetus - What's the difference?
taxonomy | fetus |
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.
(Canada, US) An unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal.
(Canada, US) A human embryo after the 8th week of gestation.
As nouns the difference between taxonomy and fetus
is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while fetus is .taxonomy
English
(wikipedia taxonomy)Noun
(taxonomies)Synonyms
* alpha taxonomyDerived terms
* folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomySee 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 * ontologyfetus
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Alternative forms
* foetus * * (chiefly Canadian and US) fetus * phoetus, * faetus,Noun
(es)- The sequence is; molecules in reproductive systems, then gametes, zygotes, morulas, blastocysts, and then fetuses .
Usage notes
* The form fetus is preferred in North America and in the scientific community, whereas foetus is still commonly used in Commonwealth nations.Derived terms
* (l)See also
* embryo * ("fetus" on Wikipedia)References
*Health Online