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Taxonomy vs Mandolin - What's the difference?

taxonomy | mandolin |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and mandolin

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while mandolin is a stringed instrument and a member of the lute family, having eight strings in four courses, frequently tuned as a violin. They have either a bowl back or a flat back.

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

    mandolin

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (music) A stringed instrument and a member of the lute family, having eight strings in four courses, frequently tuned as a violin. They have either a bowl back or a flat back.
  • A kitchen tool used for slicing vegetables (usually spelled mandoline).
  • (military) An RAF World War II code name for patrols to attack enemy railway transport and other ground targets.

    • Derived terms

    * mandolinist

    Related terms

    * mandola, manjo, mandolin-banjo, banjo-mandolin, banjolin

    External links

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