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Taxonomy vs Heteroerotic - What's the difference?

taxonomy | heteroerotic |

As a noun taxonomy

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

As an adjective heteroerotic is

sexual desire of or attraction to a person of the opposite gender.

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

    heteroerotic

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • sexual desire of or attraction to a person of the opposite gender
  • * 2005, James L. Miller, Dante & the Unorthodox: the Aesthetics of Transgression , Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press, page 216:
    • The heteroerotic topos of the lover's fascinated gaze, drawn irresistibly to the face and especially the eyes of his beloved, is not hard to discern behind the parodic cruising of the Thieves.

    Antonyms

    * homoerotic

    Related terms

    * analloerotic

    Derived terms

    * heteroeroticism

    References

    * 2007, Curt Boenheim, Introduction to Present Day Psychology , Read Books, page 59