different between ecosystem vs taxonomy

English

Etymology

From eco- +? system. Coined by English botanist Arthur Tansley in 1935 in a paper titled "The Use and Abuse of Vegetational Concepts" in the journal Ecology.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?i?k???s?st?m/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?iko??s?st?m/
• Hyphenation: eco?sys?tem

Noun

ecosystem (plural ecosystems)

1. A system formed by an ecological community and its environment that functions as a unit.
2. The interconnectedness of organisms (plants, animals, microbes) with each other and their environment.
3. (business, marketing) A set of interconnected products and services.

Hypernyms

• system

Translations

Further reading

• ecosystem on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

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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