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taxonomy | underreport |

As a noun taxonomy

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

As a verb underreport is

to report a number falsely, making it smaller than it ought to be, especially to do so intentionally.

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

    underreport

    English

    Verb

  • To report a number falsely, making it smaller than it ought to be, especially to do so intentionally
  • * Lara Jordan, AP,
    • The FBI underreported its use of the USA Patriot Act to force businesses to turn over customer information in suspected terrorism cases, according to a Justice Department audit.
  • As a group, to report something less frequently than it actually occurs
    • Women tend to underreport rape.