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Taxonomy vs Musang - What's the difference?

taxonomy | musang |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and musang

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while musang is a small animal of java (paradoxirus fasciatus ), allied to the civets it swallows, but does not digest, large quantities of ripe coffee berries, thus serving to disseminate the coffee plant.

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

    musang

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small animal of Java (Paradoxirus fasciatus ), allied to the civets. It swallows, but does not digest, large quantities of ripe coffee berries, thus serving to disseminate the coffee plant.

    • Synonyms

    * coffee rat (Webster 1913) ----