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Taxonomy vs Misfall - What's the difference?

taxonomy | misfall |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and misfall

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while misfall is a mishap; accident; bad luck; misfortune.

As a verb misfall is

to fall badly or incorrectly; happen unfortunately (to); mishappen; turn out badly.

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

    misfall

    English

    Verb

  • To fall badly or incorrectly; happen unfortunately (to); mishappen; turn out badly.
  • *1889 , Henry Morley, Early prose romances :
    • [...] let us abide together that, one with the counsel and that other with the deed, then may there nothing misfall to usward.
  • *2009 , Eric B. Hare, Skyscrapers :
    • However, the principal and his students worked hard, and they soon had the buildings in shape for use and the farm doing as well as possible. Then a terrible misfortune misfell one of the neighbors who was most bitter in his tirades.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A mishap; accident; bad luck; misfortune.
  • *1875 , Julian Hawthorne, Saxon studies :
    • But alas! an unlooked- for misfall has occurred."