Taxonomy vs Merchant - What's the difference?
taxonomy | merchant |
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.
A person who traffics in commodities for profit.
The owner or operator of a retail business.
A trading vessel; a merchantman.
* 1611 , , II. i. 5:
As a resident of a region, to buy goods from a non-resident and sell them to another non-resident.
As a noun taxonomy
is the science or the technique used to make a classification.As a proper noun merchant is
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(wikipedia taxonomy)Noun
(taxonomies)Synonyms
* alpha taxonomyDerived terms
* folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomySee 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 * ontologymerchant
English
(wikipedia merchant)Alternative forms
* merchaunt (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)- Every day, some sailor's wife, / The masters of some merchant', and the ' merchant , / Have just our theme of woe.
Derived terms
* merchantable * merchant bank * merchant banker * merchant flag * merchant fleet * merchantman * merchant marine * mercantile * merchant navy * merchant prince * merchant seaman * merchant ship * merchant tailor * wine merchantVerb
(en verb)- a merchanting service