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Taxonomy vs Megalops - What's the difference?

taxonomy | megalops |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and megalops

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while megalops is (zoology) a larva, in a stage following the zoea, in the development of most crabs in this stage the legs and abdominal appendages have appeared, the abdomen is relatively long, and the eyes are large.

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

    megalops

    English

    Noun

    (es)
  • (zoology) A larva, in a stage following the zoea, in the development of most crabs. In this stage the legs and abdominal appendages have appeared, the abdomen is relatively long, and the eyes are large.
  • A large fish; the tarpum.
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