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Taxonomy vs Unicellular - What's the difference?

taxonomy | unicellular |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and unicellular

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while unicellular is a single-celled organism; a unicell.

As an adjective unicellular is

(biology) describing any microorganism that has a single cell.

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

    unicellular

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (biology) Describing any microorganism that has a single cell

    • Related terms

    * multicellular

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A single-celled organism; a unicell.
  • * 1931 , Ezra Bowen, An hypothesis of population growth?
    • Among unicellulars , the rate of increase is beyond belief.
  • * 1986 , Johan A J Metz, O Diekmann, The dynamics of physiologically structured populations?
    • In unicellulars the uncoupling of the various nutritional and energy sources is much more widely spread.
  • * 2006 , J Arthur Thomson, Heredity?
    • More or less distinct specialisation of reproductive elements in some unicellulars .