Taxonomy vs Sacristan - What's the difference?
taxonomy | sacristan |
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.
The person who maintains the sacristy and the sacred objects it contains.
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As nouns the difference between taxonomy and sacristan
is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while sacristan is sexton.taxonomy
English
(wikipedia taxonomy)Noun
(taxonomies)Synonyms
* alpha taxonomyDerived terms
* folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomySee 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 * ontologysacristan
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(wikipedia sacristan)Noun
(en noun)- And hence the custom and law began
- That still at dawn the sacristan ,
- Who duly pulls the heavy bell,
- Five and forty beads must tell
- Between each stroke
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