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Taxonomy vs Zombify - What's the difference?

taxonomy | zombify |

As a noun taxonomy

is the science or the technique used to make a classification.

As a verb zombify is

(fictional) to turn into a zombie (a member of the living dead or undead).

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

    zombify

    English

    Verb

  • (fictional) To turn into a zombie (a member of the living dead or undead).
  • * 1994 , Arnold et al., A History of Literature in the Caribbean: Hispanic and Francophone Regions :
  • She managed to flee the sorcerer who had attempted to zombify her and enjoyed relative prosperity in Jamaica.
  • (computing) To take control of (a computer) in order to use it covertly and illicitly.
  • These trojans can zombify your machine.

    Derived terms

    * de-zombify * zombification

    Hypernyms

    * monsterize