different between knobkierie vs taxonomy

English

Alternative forms

• knopkierie

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans knopkierie, from knop (“knob”) + kierie (“stick”).

Noun

knobkierie (plural knobkieries)

1. (South Africa) A fighting stick, usually with a knob on the end.
2. A bludgeon.

See also

• Kierie
• nulla nulla Australian
• casse-tetê Canadian

References

• Jean Bradford. A dictionary of South African English. Oxford 1978.

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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