Taxonomy vs Miscarry - What's the difference?
taxonomy | miscarry |
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.
(obsolete) To have an unfortunate accident of some kind; to be killed, or come to harm.
To have a miscarriage; to abort a foetus, usually without intent to do so.
To fail to achieve some purpose; to be unsuccessful, to go wrong (of a business, project etc.).
Of a letter etc.: to fail to reach its intended recipient.
* 1817 , (Walter Scott), Rob Roy , II.1:
As a noun taxonomy
is the science or the technique used to make a classification.As a verb miscarry is
(obsolete) to have an unfortunate accident of some kind; to be killed, or come to harm.taxonomy
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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 * ontologymiscarry
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- It likewise alluded to several letters—which, it appeared to me, must have miscarried or been intercepted [...].