Taxonomy vs Legalistic - What's the difference?
taxonomy | legalistic |
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.
Of a person, following the letter of the law.
Of a person, tending to resort to the law, as one who sues frequently.
Practicing or characterized by legalism.
As a noun taxonomy
is the science or the technique used to make a classification.As an adjective legalistic is
of a person, following the letter of the law.taxonomy
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(wikipedia taxonomy)Noun
(taxonomies)Synonyms
* alpha taxonomyDerived terms
* folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomySee 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 * ontologylegalistic
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Adjective
(en adjective)- He's very legalistic , so let's hope the law is just and merciful as well as strict.
- His legalistic tendencies irritated his neighbors, especially since they had to defend themselves against his frivolous suits .
- She was legalistic in her observation of religious rules and traditions.