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Taxonomy vs Wallaroo - What's the difference?

taxonomy | wallaroo |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and wallaroo

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while wallaroo is any of three closely related species of moderately large macropods, intermediate in size between the kangaroos and the wallabies.

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

    wallaroo

    English

    (wikipedia wallaroo)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of three closely related species of moderately large macropods]], intermediate in size between the kangaroos and the [[wallaby, wallabies.
  • The (common wallaroo), ; the most common and widely spread species of the three.

    • Hyponyms

    *(any of three intermediate-size macropods) ** (common wallaroo), (hill wallaroo) - ** (black wallaroo), (vern, Bernard's wallaroo), (vern, Woodward's wallaroo) - ** antilopine wallaroo - *(Macropus robustus) (eastern wallaroo), euro

    See also

    * joey * marsupial * potoroo * wallaby