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taxonomy | hephaestus |

As a noun taxonomy

is the science or the technique used to make a classification.

As a proper noun hephaestus is

(greek god) the god of fire, smithwork, metallurgy, volcanoes, and artisans, who served as blacksmith of the gods his roman counterpart is vulcan.

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

    hephaestus

    English

    (wikipedia Hephaestus)

    Alternative forms

    (Alternative forms) * ** Hephaestos ** ** Hephaistos (chiefly academic) ** Hephestos (US) * ** Hephaestus ** ** Hephaistus (chiefly academic) ** Hephestus (US)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (Greek god) The god of fire, smithwork, metallurgy, volcanoes, and artisans, who served as blacksmith of the gods. His Roman counterpart is Vulcan.

    • Derived terms

    * Hephaestian * Hephaestic * hephaestin

    References

    * “ ?Hephæstus]” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989