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Taxonomy vs Wiss - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between taxonomy and wiss

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while wiss is meadow, pasture.

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

    wiss

    English

    Alternative forms

    * wis

    Verb

  • (archaic) To know, to understand.
  • * 1652 , Elias Ashmole, Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum :
    • Now with their might they downe me pull, and bring me where they woll, the Blood of myne heart I wiss now causeth both Joy and blisse.
  • * 1874 , Dodsley et al., A Select Collection of Old English Plays :
    • And though that the water be gross and heavy, yet nothing so gross as the earth, I wiss ; therefore by heat it is vapoured up lightly, and in the air maketh clouds and mists.