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Taxonomy vs Wayfare - What's the difference?

taxonomy | wayfare |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and wayfare

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while wayfare is (archaic) travel, journeying.

As a verb wayfare is

(archaic) to travel; make a journey.

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

    wayfare

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (archaic) Travel, journeying.
  • *1827 , , The Journal of Sir Walter Scott , 13 May,
  • *:What frightens and disgusts me is those fearful letters from those who have been long dead, to those who linger on their wayfare through this valley of tears.

    • Verb

  • (archaic) To travel; make a journey.
  • * Holland
    • A certain Laconian, as he wayfared , came unto a place where there dwelt an old friend of his.
  • *1904 , , The Dynasts , part 1, act 6, sc. 7,
    • The sea is their dry land,
    And, as on cobbles you, they wayfare there.

    Related terms

    *wayfarer *wayfaring