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Taxonomy vs Sheepmeat - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between taxonomy and sheepmeat

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while sheepmeat is the meat of a sheep, used as food; mutton.

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

    sheepmeat

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The meat of a sheep, used as food; mutton.
  • * 1986 , Tam Dalyell, " Castles in the air", New Scientist , 17 July 1986:
    • I do not know what will be the outcome of the argument about levels of radioactive caesium in sheepmeat (alias mutton or lamb) in North Wales and Cumbria, let alone in Scotland.
  • * 1995 , Julian Roche, The International Wool Trade , Woodhead Publishing (1995), ISBN 1855731916, page 114:
    • Wool and sheepmeat combined form New Zealand's largest export industry: wool on its own is the fourth largest.
  • * 1999 , Jennifer M. Ames & Michelle M. Sutherland, "Effect of Castration and Slaughter Age on The Flavor of Sheepmeat", in Quality Attributes of Muscle Foods (eds. Youling L. Xiong, Chi-Tang Ho, & Fereidoon Shahidi), Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers (1999), ISBN 9780306461163, page 148:
    • However, the full effects of castration on sheepmeat flavor remain unclear and other factors, including age at slaughter, also need to be considered.
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    • Synonyms

    *sheepflesh

    Hyponyms

    *lamb