Taxonomy vs Theo - What's the difference?

taxonomy | theo |


As a noun taxonomy

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

As a proper noun theo is

, cognate to theo; popular in the 1990s and the 2000s.

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

    theo

    English

    Proper noun

    (s)
  • and nickname .
  • * 2010 (w, Maggie O'Farrell), The Hand That First Held Mine , Headline, ISBN 9780755308453, page 341:
  • *:He has three teeth and two names: Theodore, which is what health visitors call him, and Theo , which is what I call him.
  • (less common) .