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Taxonomy vs Whoosh - What's the difference?

taxonomy | whoosh |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and whoosh

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while whoosh is a breathy sound like that of an object passing at high speed.

As a verb whoosh is

to make a breathy sound like a whoosh.

As an interjection whoosh is

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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

    whoosh

    English

    Noun

    (es)
  • A breathy sound like that of an object passing at high speed.
  • * '>citation
    • The snow burst through the trees with no warning but a last-second whoosh of sound, a two-story wall of white and Chris Rudolph’s piercing cry: “Avalanche! Elyse!”
  • * "I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by." —Douglas Adams

    • Verb

    (es)
  • To make a breathy sound like a whoosh.

    • Interjection

    (en-intj)
    • English onomatopoeias