different between humpbacked vs taxonomy

English

Etymology

hump +? backed

Adjective

humpbacked (comparative more humpbacked, superlative most humpbacked)

1. Having a hump on the back, either naturally or due to a medical condition.

   All modern camels are humpbacked creatures, but the number of humps depends on the species.

Synonyms

• (medical condition): hunchbacked, kyphotic

Related terms

• humpback

Translations

Verb

humpbacked

1. simple past tense and past participle of humpback

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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