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Taxonomy vs Nibbling - What's the difference?

taxonomy | nibbling |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and nibbling

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while nibbling is the act or sound of one who nibbles.

As a verb nibbling is

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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

    nibbling

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act or sound of one who nibbles.
  • * (Virginia Woolf)
    • Minute nibblings and rustlings broke the silence.
  • A small adjustment or encroachment.
  • * 1821 , The British Prose Writers: Gray's letters (page 26)
    • I send you back the two last sheets, because you bid me. I reserve my nibblings and minutiae for another day.
  • * 2013 , John Dewey, China, Japan, and the USA
    • Meantime the penetration of Shantung by means of railway discrimination, railway military guards, continual nibblings here and there, will be going on.