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taxonomy | lachrymatory |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and lachrymatory

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while lachrymatory is a vase intended to hold tears, formerly used by archaeologists to designate certain urns found in Roman burials.

As an adjective lachrymatory is

pertaining to or causing tears.

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

    lachrymatory

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Pertaining to or causing tears.
  • * 1919': It is sheer affectation to lacerate a man with the poisonous fragment of a bursting shell and to boggle at making his eyes water by means of ' lachrymatory gas. — Winston Churchill,

    • Noun

    (lachrymatories)
  • A vase intended to hold tears, formerly used by archaeologists to designate certain urns found in Roman burials.
  • * 1658': For beside these '''Lachrymatories , notable Lamps with Vessels of Oyles and Aromaticall Liquors attended noble Ossuaries. — Sir Thomas Browne, ''Urne-Burial (Penguin 2005, p. 21)