different between bearcat vs taxonomy

English

Etymology

bear +? cat

Noun

bearcat (plural bearcats)

1. Any member of diverse species of the order Carnivora:
   1. A binturong (Arctictis binturong, in the family Viverridae).
   2. (obsolete) A giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca, in the family Ursidae).
   3. (obsolete) A red panda (Ailurus fulgens, in the family Ailuridae).

Synonyms

• (binturong): Asian bearcat, Palawan bearcat

Translations

References

• bearcat at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• abacter, abreact, bractea, cabaret, cat bear

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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