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Taxonomy vs Quackery - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between taxonomy and quackery

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while quackery is the practice of fraudulent medicine, usually in order to make money or for ego gratification and power; health fraud.

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

    quackery

    English

    Noun

  • (legal, medicine, uncountable) The practice of fraudulent medicine, usually in order to make money or for ego gratification and power; health fraud.
  • (countable) An instance of practicing fraudulent medicine.

    • Quotations

    * 1772 : Edmund Burke, ed, The Annual Register *: His intentions were admirable, and his quackery had in view the public good; [...]

    Related terms

    * quack

    See also

    * fraud * snake oil