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Taxonomy vs Illiteracy - What's the difference?

taxonomy | illiteracy |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and illiteracy

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while illiteracy is (uncountable) the inability to read.

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

    illiteracy

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The inability to read.
  • Illiteracy is widespread in certain areas of the country.
  • (uncountable) The portion of a population unable to read, generally given as a percentage.
  • (countable) A word, phrase or grammatical turn thought to be characteristic of an illiterate person.
  • Antonyms

    * literacy