Taxonomy vs Sylvan - What's the difference?
taxonomy | sylvan |
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.
pertaining to the forest, or woodlands
* De Quincey
residing in a forest or wood
wooded, or covered in forest
One who resides in the woods.
A fabled deity of the wood; a satyr; a faun.
* Alexander Pope
As nouns the difference between taxonomy and sylvan
is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while sylvan is one who resides in the woods.As an adjective sylvan is
pertaining to the forest, or woodlands.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 * ontologysylvan
English
Alternative forms
* silvanAdjective
(en adjective)- The traditional memory of a rural and a sylvan region is usually exact as well as tenacious.
Synonyms
* (of or like a forest) forestySee also
* arboreal * nemorousNoun
(en noun)- Her private orchards, walled on every side, / To lawless sylvans all access denied.