different between dovecote vs taxonomy

English

Alternative forms

• dovecot

Etymology

Compound of dove +? cote.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?d?v.k?t/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?d?v.k?t/

Noun

dovecote (plural dovecotes)

1. A small house or box, raised to a considerable height above the ground, and having compartments, in which domestic pigeons breed; a dove house.

   Synonyms: columbarium, (Scotland) doocot, dovehouse
2. (historical) In medieval Europe, a round or square structure of stone or wood, free-standing or built into a tower, in which pigeons were kept.

Related terms

• flutter in the dovecote
• dove

Translations

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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