As nouns the difference between taxonomy and kleptoparasitism
is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while kleptoparasitism is the parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc from animals of the same or another species.
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
kleptoparasitism
Alternative forms
*cleptoparasitism
Noun
(-)
The parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc. from animals of the same or another species.
Related terms
*kleptoparasite
*kleptoparasitic