Taxonomy vs Tributary - What's the difference?
taxonomy | tributary |
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.
(senseid) A natural water stream that flows into a larger river or other body of water.
A nation, state, or other entity that pays tribute.
Related to the paying of tribute.
subordinate; inferior
* Milton
Yielding supplies of any kind; serving to form or make up, a greater object of the same kind, as a part, branch, etc.; contributing.
As nouns the difference between taxonomy and tributary
is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while tributary is (senseid) a natural water stream that flows into a larger river or other body of water.As an adjective tributary is
related to the paying of tribute.taxonomy
English
(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 * ontologytributary
English
(wikipedia tributary)Noun
(tributaries)Quotations
; nation paying tribute * 1602 : , act V scene 2 *: As England was his faithful tributary .Synonyms
*(stream which flows into a larger one) affluentAdjective
(-)- to grace his tributary gods
- The Ohio has many tributary''' streams, and is itself '''tributary to the Mississippi.