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Taxonomy vs Worrying - What's the difference?

taxonomy | worrying |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and worrying

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while worrying is the act of worrying or harassing somebody.

As an adjective worrying is

inducing worry.

As a verb worrying is

.

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

    worrying

    English

    (wikipedia worrying)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Inducing worry.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=September 7 , author=Phil McNulty , title=Moldova 0-5 England , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Moldova did give England's under-employed keeper Joe Hart a worrying moment when Igor Armas sent a free header wide but otherwise it was an easy night.}}

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of worrying or harassing somebody.
  • * Charles Dickens, Dombey and Son
    • There is a snaky gleam in her hard grey eye, as of anticipated rounds of buttered toast, relays of hot chops, worryings and quellings of young children, sharp snappings at poor Berry, and all the other delights of her Ogress's castle.

    Quotations

    * (English Citations of "worrying")