different between klipspringer vs taxonomy

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans klipspringer (literally “rock-jumper”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?kl?p?spr???/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?kl?p?spr???r/

Noun

klipspringer (plural klipspringers)

1. A small antelope native to eastern and southern Africa having a dense, brown, speckled coat.

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See also

• Wikipedia article on the klipspringer

Afrikaans

Etymology

klip (“rock”) +? springer (“jumper”)

Noun

klipspringer (plural klipspringers)

1. klipspringer

Dutch

Etymology

From Afrikaans klipspringer (“klipspringer”), a compound of klip (“rock”) + springer (“jumper”). Both components of the compound have identically written cognates in Dutch, with the first being a false friend to Dutch klip (“cliff”).

Pronunciation

Noun

klipspringer m (plural klipspringers, diminutive klipspringertje n)

1. klipspringer

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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