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Taxonomy vs Wharfage - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between taxonomy and wharfage

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while wharfage is a dock; quay; or pier.

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

    wharfage

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • A dock; quay; or pier
  • A fee charged for using a wharf.
  • *1895 , John Houston Merrill, The American and English Encyclopedia of Law , p. 100.
  • *:If the owner of goods deposited at a wharf sells them, and gives notice to the wharfinger of such sale, on tendering the wharfage' then due, he is discharged from liability for future ' wharfage .
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    • Coordinate terms

    * (wharf usage fee) shorage, demurrage, cranage, tonnage, shippage