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Taxonomy vs Rathole - What's the difference?

taxonomy | rathole |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and rathole

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while rathole is an entrance to a living area or passageway used by mice or rats.

As a verb rathole is

to hoard.

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

    rathole

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An entrance to a living area or passageway used by mice or rats.
  • A living area used by mice or rats.
  • A particularly squalid human residence.
  • An area of a silo that has undergone ratholing, so that material moves mostly through the centre and accumulates around the edges.

    • Verb

    (rathol)
  • to hoard.
  • to take a conversation off topic, especially in technical meetings.
  • to surreptitiously or prematurely remove chips during a poker game.
  • (of material) to empty only in the center of a hopper or silo, persisting circumferentially.

    • Anagrams

    * English words with consonant pseudo-digraphs