different between vinegaroon vs taxonomy

English

Alternative forms

• vinegarroon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish vinagrón, from vinagre (“vinegar”) +? -ón (augmentative suffix). Influenced by vinegar.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -u?n

Noun

vinegaroon (plural vinegaroons)

1. A whip scorpion (arachnid of order Thelyphonida), which when threatened may eject a liquid containing acetic acid.

Synonyms

• nigger killer
• uropygid

Translations

References

• vinegaroon at OneLook Dictionary Search
• Thelyphonida on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Thelyphonida on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Thelyphonida on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French taxonomie. Surface analysis taxo- +? -nomy.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /tæk?s?n?mi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /tæk?s??n?mi/
• Rhymes: -?n?mi

Noun

taxonomy (countable and uncountable, plural taxonomies)

1. The science or the technique used to make a classification.
2. A classification; especially, a classification in a hierarchical system.
3. (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

Synonyms

• taxonomics
• (science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms): alpha taxonomy

Coordinate terms

• nomenclature
• ontology

Derived terms

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