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taxonomy | nighttime |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and nighttime

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while nighttime is the hours of darkness between sunset and sunrise; the night.

As an adjective nighttime is

pertaining to nighttime; appropriate to the night.

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

    nighttime

    English

    Alternative forms

    * night-time

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The hours of darkness between sunset and sunrise; the night.

    • Synonyms

    * night

    Antonyms

    * day * daytime

    Derived terms

    * night-times

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Pertaining to nighttime; appropriate to the night.
  • Happening during the night.

    • Synonyms

    * (pertaining to nighttime ): night * (happening during the night ): night

    Antonyms

    * (pertaining to nighttime ): day, daytime