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Taxonomy vs Intervolution - What's the difference?

taxonomy | intervolution |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and intervolution

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while intervolution is (rare) the state of being intervolved or coiled up; a convolution; as, the intervolutions of a snake.

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

    intervolution

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (rare) The state of being intervolved or coiled up; a convolution; as, the intervolutions of a snake
  • * 1850 . Nathaniel Hawthorne. The Scarlet Letter
    • A writhing horror twisted itself across his features, like a snake gliding swiftly over them, and making one little pause, with all its wreathed intervolutions in open sight.

    Related terms

    * intervolve *