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taxonomy | toothly |

As a noun taxonomy

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

As an adjective toothly is

of or pertaining to teeth; dental.

As an adverb toothly is

in a manner regarding teeth; dentally.

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

    toothly

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Of or pertaining to teeth; dental.
  • * 1907 , The Bay State monthly:
    • For, firstly, the membership of these societies is limited; arid "toothly ," as the colored preacher said, one blackball will keep out any one.
  • * 1998 , Sheila De La Rosa, The Encyclopedia of Weird :
    • Peter stored his toothly treasures in a beautiful wooden case. Each tooth was secured to its own little compartment with a gray silk ribbon looped around it.
  • Toothy.
  • * 1997 , Kalpana Swaminathan, Cryptic death and other stories :
    • 'I see you're admiring our decor,' the man said with a toothly smile, and Paresh noticed that his canines bit wolfishly into his thick mulberry lip.
  • * 2010 , Robert Crudup, Malachi Moon: Journey of a Bluesman :
    • She returned a toothly grin that displayed her deep, pretty dimples.

    Adverb

    (en-adv)
  • In a manner regarding teeth; dentally.
  • * 1934 , Popular science talks: Volume 12:
    • Toothly speaking then — it pays to stay savage. There is evidence too, that civilizations long before ours felt the stress of dental cares.

    Synonyms

    * (l)