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Taxonomy vs Merbaby - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between taxonomy and merbaby

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while merbaby is a baby mermaid or merman.

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

    merbaby

    English

    Noun

    (merbabies)
  • A baby mermaid or merman.
  • * 1997 , Elizabeth Lane, The Tycoon and the Townie , Harlequin (1997), ISBN 9781459273092, unnumbered page:
    • "She should have stayed in the ocean where she belonged. She could have married some nice young merman and had some cute little merbabies and lived a long, happy life—"
  • * 2003 , Liz Kessler, The Tail of Emily Windsnap , Scholastic, ISBN 9780439781787, page 57:
    • There were mermaids with gold chains around slinky long tails, swimming along with little merchildren. One had a merbaby on her back, the tiniest little pink tail sticking out from under its sling.
  • * 2009 , Penny Kendal, Merbaby , Evans Brothers Limited (2009), ISBN 9780237539078, page 35:
    • But Anna held the merbaby tight and carried her towards the sea.

    Hypernyms

    * merchild