As nouns the difference between taxonomy and polyandry
is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while polyandry is (marital) the having of a plurality of husbands at the same time; usually, the marriage of a woman to more than one man, or the practice of having several husbands, at the same time.
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
polyandry
English
Noun
(-)
(marital) The having of a plurality of husbands at the same time; usually, the marriage of a woman to more than one man, or the practice of having several husbands, at the same time.
(zoological) The mating pattern whereby a female copulates with plural males.
(general) Sexual relations with plural males, by a female or a male, human or non-human, within or without marriage.
Antonyms
* monandry
* (with respect to number) monogamy
* (with respect to gender) polygyny
Hypernyms
* polygamy
Coordinate terms
* bigamy
Related terms
* polyandrist
See also
* concubine
* seraglio
* harem
