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Taxonomy vs Sangar - What's the difference?

taxonomy | sangar |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and sangar

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while sangar is (military|uk) a stone breastwork; a fortified niche or look-out post.

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

    sangar

    English

    Alternative forms

    * sanger * sungar

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (military, UK) A stone breastwork; a fortified niche or look-out post.
  • * 1990 , (Peter Hopkirk), The Great Game , Folio Society 2010, page 422:
    • At the summits of these the enemy sharpshooters waited for them in sangars , or rock-built entrenchments, each of which had to be taken before the advance could safely continue.
  • * 2002 , Stephen Hughes, The Iraqi Threat and Saddam Hussein?s Weapons of Mass Destruction , page 140:
    • A sangar' is a breastwork in the form of stonewalls built without bounding material. If stones are unavailable at or near the picket site sandbags are brought in to build the ' sangar .
  • * 2003 , Mike Ryan, Secret Operations of the SAS , page 81:
    • As the sun finally set, the rebels rushed the sangars , but were cut to pieces by the deadly accurate SAS fire.
  • * 2007 , David Humphry, Siege , page 205:
    • The game?s up, thought Piet as the Burghers returned fire and moved forward to attack the sangar .