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Taxonomy vs Pabulum - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between taxonomy and pabulum

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while pabulum is food or fodder, particularly that taken in by plants or animals.

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

    pabulum

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • Food or fodder, particularly that taken in by plants or animals.
  • Material that feeds a fire.
  • (lb) Food for thought.
  • Bland intellectual fare; an undemanding diet of words.
  • *
  • *:At her invitation he outlined for her the succeeding chapters with terse military accuracy?; and what she liked best and best understood was avoidance of that false modesty which condescends, turning technicality into pabulum .

    • See also

    * pablum * pabulary ----