Taxonomy vs Zodiac - What's the difference?
taxonomy | zodiac |
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.
(astrology) The belt-like region of the celestial sphere approximately eight degrees north and south of the ecliptic, which thousands of years ago included the apparent path of the sun, moon, and planets.
(astrology) The twelve equal divisions of the astrological zodiacal region into signs, or houses, of the zodiac, each sign named after a constellation in this region.
(astronomy) The belt-like region of the celestial sphere corresponding to the apparent path of the sun over the course of a year, the ecliptic.
(countable) A circle decorated with the signs of the zodiac.
Any of various astrological systems considered similar to the above.
* 1998 , Sylvia Sikundar and Barbara DuMoulin, Celebrating Our Cultures , Pembroke Publishers Limited, ISBN 978-1-55138-102-2,
As nouns the difference between taxonomy and zodiac
is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while zodiac is (zodiac).taxonomy
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(wikipedia taxonomy)Noun
(taxonomies)Synonyms
* alpha taxonomyDerived terms
* folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomySee 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 * ontologyzodiac
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(wikipedia zodiac)Alternative forms
* zodiack (obsolete) * ZodiacNoun
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- Discussing both Chinese and Western zodiacs might be a prewriting activity.
