As nouns the difference between taxonomy and loof
is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while loof is (anatomy|now|chiefly|dialectal|northern england|scotland) the palm of the hand or loof can be (nautical|obsolete) a contrivance (apparently a paddle or an oar) used for altering the course of a ship or loof can be the spongy fibers of the fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant (luffa aegyptiaca ).
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
loof
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) lufe, . Related to (l).
Noun
(
en noun)
(anatomy, now, chiefly, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) The palm of the hand.
(anatomy, now, chiefly, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) The hand, especially, the hand outspread and upturned.
Etymology 2
From (etyl) , ultimately from the same origin as Etymology 1.
Noun
(
en noun)
(nautical, obsolete) A contrivance (apparently a paddle or an oar) used for altering the course of a ship.
(nautical) The after part of the bow of a ship where the sides begin to curve.
Etymology 3
Noun
(
-)
The spongy fibers of the fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant (Luffa aegyptiaca ).
(
Webster 1913)
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