As nouns the difference between taxonomy and macromorphology
is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while macromorphology is (biology|mineralogy|soil science) the gross structures or morphology of an organism, mineral, or soil component visible with the unaided eye or at very low levels of magnification.
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
macromorphology
English
Noun
(macromorphologies)
(biology, mineralogy, soil science) The gross structures or morphology of an organism, mineral, or soil component visible with the unaided eye or at very low levels of magnification.
macrostructure
Antonyms
* (gross morphology) micromorphology
Derived terms
* macromorphological
References
* [http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:LudpX5_fAxQJ:www.mycena.sfsu.edu/pages/courses/Higher.html+macromorphology]
* [http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=14624511]
* [http://web.archive.org/20050302060127/www.geocities.com/karstology/TAK16.html]
* [http://encycl.opentopia.com/term/Soil_morphology]
English words suffixed with -ology
