different between islet vs taxonomy

English

Etymology

From Middle French islette; synchronically analyzable as isle +? -let.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a?.l?t/
• Homophone: eyelet

Noun

islet (plural islets)

1. A small island

   Synonym: eyot

2. (biology) An isolated piece of tissue that has a specific function

Translations

See also

• islets of Langerhans

Anagrams

• IELTS, Leist, Steil, e-list, istle, liest, lites, slite, stile, teils, tiles

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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