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As nouns the difference between taxonomy and merfather

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while merfather is (fantasy) a father 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

    merfather

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (fantasy) A father merman.
  • * 1882 , E. L. P, Elfie Under the Sea and Other Stories , Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co. (1882), page 21:
    • "I shall never see my merfather or my mermother any more, or the mermaids, or the fish-king, or the merry dolphins, or-r-r-r " —
    "Never mind!" cried Elfie, crying too, and she put her arms around the sad little mermaid's neck.
  • * 2004 , Vicki Blum, The Mermaid Secret , Scholastic (2004), ISBN 0439969166, page 63:
    • "Danya, you think if you believe in your merfather and Ayralon, it's like rejecting your parents. Especially your stepfather. Is that true?"
  • * 2006 , Roger Ebert, " 'Aquamarine'", Orange County Register , 3 March 2006:
    • Two eighth-graders (Emma Roberts and JoJo) befriend a mermaid (Sara Paxton) who has three days to prove to her merfather that love exists.

    Coordinate terms

    * mermother