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As nouns the difference between taxonomy and mong

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while mong is (dialect) a mixture, a crowdchambers twentieth century dictionary or mong can be (australian slang) a mongrel dog or mong can be (dated|offensive|pejorative|british|slang) a person with down's syndrome.

As a preposition mong is

(obsolete) a variant spelling of.

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

    mong

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (dialect) A mixture, a crowd.Chambers Twentieth Century Dictionary
    • Derived terms
    * mongcorn

    Etymology 2

    Contraction of (mongrel).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Australian slang) A mongrel dog.'>citation
  • * 1965 , Brian James, The Big Burn: Short Stories , page 40,
    • Some blue cattle-dogs and a small pack of mongs barked excitedly, and danced round, and wished they knew what to do in such an unheard-of situation; and no doubt dreamed for days after of what they had done to distinguish themselves.

    Etymology 3

    Contraction of Mongol or mongoloid.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (dated, offensive, pejorative, British, slang) A person with Down's syndrome.
  • (pejorative, British, slang) A stupid person.

    • Etymology 4

    Shortened from (among)

    Preposition

    (head)
  • (obsolete) a variant spelling of

    • References

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