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taxonomy | minion |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and minion

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while minion is a loyal servant of another, usually a more powerful being.

As an adjective minion is

(obsolete) favoured, beloved; "pet".

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

    minion

    English

    (wikipedia minion)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A loyal servant of another, usually a more powerful being.
  • *{{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=May-June, author=Kevin Heng
    • , title= Why Does Nature Form Exoplanets Easily? , volume=101, issue=3, page=184, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=In the past two years, NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope has located nearly 3,000 exoplanet candidates ranging from sub-Earth-sized minions to gas giants that dwarf our own Jupiter.}}
  • A sycophantic follower.
  • (obsolete) A loved one; one highly esteemed and favoured.
  • * Sylvester
    • God's disciple and his dearest minion
  • * William Shakespeare, Timon of Athens , IV-III
    • Is this the Athenian minion whom the world / Voiced so regardfully?
  • (obsolete) An ancient form of ordnance with a calibre of about three inches.
    • (Beaumont and Fletcher)
  • (typography, uncountable) A size of type smaller than brevier but larger than nonpareil, roughly equivalent to 7pt.
    • (Burton)

    Synonyms

    * (loyal servant) disciple, follower, henchman, stooge, toady

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Favoured, beloved; "pet".
  • *, vol.1, p.148:
    • These favours, with the commodities that follow minion Courtiers, corrupthis libertie, and dazle his judgement.