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Taxonomy vs Hepaticology - What's the difference?

taxonomy | hepaticology |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and hepaticology

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while hepaticology is the scientific study of liverworts (marchantiophyta).

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

    hepaticology

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The scientific study of liverworts (Marchantiophyta).
  • *
    • Hepaticology , outside the temperate parts of the Northern Hemisphere, still lies deep in the shadow cast by that ultimate "closet taxonomist," Franz Stephani—a ghost whose shadow falls over us all.

    Related terms

    * hepatic

    Hypernyms

    * bryology