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Taxonomy vs Pederast - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between taxonomy and pederast

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while pederast is a man who is engaged in an erotic relationship with an adolescent boy; a practitioner of pederasty.

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

    pederast

    English

    (pederasty)

    Alternative forms

    * paederast (British) * (dated)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A man who is engaged in an erotic relationship with an adolescent boy; a practitioner of pederasty.

    • Usage notes

    * The term pederast'' has sometimes been incorrectly used to describe men sexually involved with pre-pubescent girls, or child-rapists who don't have any ongoing relationship with the child. For an adult fixated on only sexual involvement with prepubescent children, or for heterosexual child-eroticism, ''pedophile is used instead.

    Related terms

    * pederasty * pederastic

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