Taxonomy vs Foxling - What's the difference?
taxonomy | foxling |
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.
A little or young fox; kit; a fox whelp.
*1837 , The Idler, and breakfast-table companion:
*1904 , Alfred Emanuel Smith, Francis Walton, New Outlook :
As nouns the difference between taxonomy and foxling
is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while foxling is a little or young fox; kit; a fox whelp.taxonomy
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(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 * ontologyfoxling
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(en noun)- The tender foxling , not arrived at the maturity of slyness, who never tasted chicken of his own stealing, shall take him without a ruffle of his plumage — only by pronouncing its dingy brown to be rich crimson.
- The foxling made himself thoroughly at home. Seizing on a huge turkey's foot from the Sprite's larder, he dragged it into a dark corner, where he growled over it quite horribly.