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taxonomy | katy |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and katy

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while katy is an apple cultivar from sweden.

As a proper noun katy is

a female given name, diminutive of katherine and of its variant forms.

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

    katy

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (as a female name) Catie, Caty, Katie

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A female given name, diminutive of Katherine and of its variant forms.
  • The Missouri, Kansas and Texas (M.K.T) Railroad.
    • She caught the Katy and left me a mule to ride. Song title.
  • A village in Poland
  • A city in Texas
  • An unincorporated community in West Virginia

    • Quotations

    * 1876 Elizabeth Prentiss: Stepping Heavenward, and Aunt Jane's Hero . Ward, Lock&Tyler 1876. page 87: *: The very first thing, however, Ernest annoyed me by calling me Katherine, though he knows I hate that name, and want to be called Katy as if I were a lovable person, as I certainly am (sometimes).

    Noun

    (Katies)
  • An apple cultivar from Sweden

    • Anagrams

    * * English diminutives of female given names