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English

Etymology

golden +? eye

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /????ldn?.??/

Noun

goldeneye (plural goldeneyes)

1. Any of several seaducks, of the genus Bucephala, having black and white plumage.
2. Any of several lacewings of the family Chrysopidae.
3. Any of several flowering plants of the subtribe Helianthinae.

Synonyms

• (seaduck): whistler
• (fly): green lacewing

Derived terms

• Barrow's goldeneye, Bucephala islandica
• common goldeneye, Bucephala clangula

Translations

References

• Goldeneye (duck) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Viguiera on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Becuphela on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Chrysopidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Helianthinae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

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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