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English

Etymology

falcon +? -et

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fæl.k?.n?t/

Noun

falconet (plural falconets)

1. A small or young falcon.
2. Any of various small, tropical Asian falcons of the genus Microhierax found in Southeast Asia.
3. (military, historical) A light cannon developed in the late 15th century and decorated with an image of a falcon.

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Further reading

• falconet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Microhierax on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Anagrams

• conflate, lactofen

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

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