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taxonomy | silvery |

As a noun taxonomy

is the science or the technique used to make a classification.

As an adjective silvery is

resembling silver in color, shiny white.

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

    silvery

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Resembling silver in color, shiny white.
  • * (Alexander Pope) (1688-1744)
    • All the enameled race, whose silvery wing / Waves to the tepid zephyrs of the spring.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2014-04-21, volume=411, issue=8884, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= Subtle effects , passage=Manganism has been known about since the 19th century, when miners exposed to ores containing manganese, a silvery metal, began to totter, slur their speech and behave like someone inebriated.}}
  • Sprinkled or covered with silver.
  • Having the clear, musical tone of silver; soft and clear in sound.

    • Derived terms

    * (silvery acacia) * (silvery flying fox) () * (silvery gade) * silvery gibbon * (silvery gull) * (l) * (silvery hair-grass) * (silvery hair-tail) * (silvery honeysuckle) () * (silvery oak) * (silvery pout) () * (silvery salmon) * (silvery shrew mole) * silvery-tongued