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Taxonomy vs Phasmid - What's the difference?

taxonomy | phasmid |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and phasmid

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while phasmid is (entomology) any insect of the order phasmatodea; the leaf insects and walking sticks.

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

    phasmid

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (entomology) Any insect of the order Phasmatodea; the leaf insects and walking sticks.
  • *1993 , (Rikki Ducornet), The Jade Cabinet , Dalkey Archive Press, p. 19:
  • *:A giant phasmid (or stick insect) from India whose cage was over two metres tall spent long hours standing upon a perpendicular branch and staring into Mother's eyes.
  • (nematology) Either of the two caudal chemoreceptors in some nematodes.
  • A phagemid.

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