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Taxonomy vs Gulch - What's the difference?

taxonomy | gulch |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and gulch

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while gulch is a ravine-like or deep v-shaped valley, often eroded by flash floods; it is shallower than a canyon and deeper than a gully.

As a verb gulch is

(obsolete) to swallow greedily; to gulp down.

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

    gulch

    English

    Verb

    (es)
  • (obsolete) To swallow greedily; to gulp down.

    • Noun

    (es)
  • A ravine-like or deep V-shaped valley, often eroded by flash floods; it is shallower than a canyon and deeper than a gully.
  • (obsolete) An act of gulching or gulping.
  • (obsolete) A glutton.
    • (Ben Jonson)