different between oceanus vs taxonomy

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ??????? (?keanós).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /o??ke.a.nus/, [o??keän?s?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /o?t??e.a.nus/, [??t?????nus]

Noun

?ceanus m (genitive ?cean?); second declension

1. ocean, sea

   Synonyms: mare, pontus

2. (Medieval Latin) any large body of water, including a channel or river

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Related terms

• ?ceanus

Descendants

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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