Taxonomy vs Scurrile - What's the difference?
taxonomy | scurrile |
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.
(archaic) Scurrilous.
* 1621 , , The Anatomy of Mleancholy , III.1.1.i:
*:’Tis not scurrile this, but chaste, honest, most part serious, and even of religion itself.
* Cowley
* Sir Walter Scott
As a noun taxonomy
is the science or the technique used to make a classification.As an adjective scurrile is
(archaic) scurrilous.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 * ontologyscurrile
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The wretched affectation of scurrile laughter.
- A scurrile or obscene jest will better advance you at the court of Charles than your father's ancient name.