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Taxonomy vs Misnomer - What's the difference?

taxonomy | misnomer |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and misnomer

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while misnomer is a use of a term that is misleading; a misname.

As a verb misnomer is

 To use a misleading term; to misname.

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

    misnomer

    English

    (wikipedia misnomer)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A use of a term that is misleading; a misname.
    • Calling it a driveway is a bit of a misnomer , since you don't ''drive'' on it, you ''park'' on it.
  • A term that is misleading.
    • Chinese checkers is a misnomer since the game has nothing to do with China.
  • A term whose sense in common usage conflicts with a technical sense.

    • Usage notes

    The term (misnomer) is sometimes used autologically as "something asserted not to be true; a myth or mistaken belief", as in the following example: : It's a misnomer that engineers can't write.

    Synonyms

    * (l)

    See also

    * catachresis

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (transitive) To use a misleading term; to misname.

    • Anagrams

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