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As nouns the difference between taxonomy and frigatebird

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while frigatebird is any of five species of bird in the genus Fregata, the only genus in the family Fregatidae.

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

    frigatebird

    English

    (wikipedia frigatebird)

    Alternative forms

    * frigate bird

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of five species of bird in the genus Fregata , the only genus in the family Fregatidae.
  • * 1987 , J. P. Croxall, Seabirds: Feeding Ecology and Role in Marine Ecosystems , page 58,
    • Unlike most seabirds, frigatebirds are not able to alight on the water.
  • * 2011 , Penny Olsen, Leo Joseph, Stray Feathers: Reflections on the Structure, Behaviour and Evolution of Birds , page 176,
    • The oceanic frigatebirds' are represented in Australia by three species: the Great and Lesser '''Frigatebirds''' and endemic Christmas Island ' Frigatebird (pictured).
  • * 2011 , David Horwell, Pete Oxford, Galápagos Wildlife , 3rd Edition, page 64,
    • Often called man o' war birds, they are notorious as piratical cleptomaniacs that steal food from other birds at every opportunity. This reputation is justified, but frigatebirds are also capable of an 'honest' living.
    It would seem that a frigatebird' can discriminate between a bird with a full gullet and one which is empty. An unlucky booby or tropicbird may be plucked out of the air, dangled by the tail-tip and shaken until it regurgitates its food, which the ' frigatebird then makes off with.

    Hyponyms

    * (bird of family Fregatidae) (magnificent frigatebird):

    Derived terms

    * (Fregata aquila ) * (Fregata andrewsi ) * (= Christmas frigatebird) * magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens ) * (Fregata minor ) * (Fregata ariel )