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English

Etymology

red +? poll

Noun

redpoll (plural redpolls)

1. Any of various finches in the genus Acanthis (syn. Carduelis), which have characteristic red markings on their heads.
2. (obsolete) A redhead.

Derived terms

• Arctic redpoll (Acanthis hornemanni)
• common redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
• Greenland redpoll (Acanthis flammea rostrata)
• hoary redpoll (Acanthis hornemanni)
• Icelandic redpoll (Acanthis flammea islandica)
• lesser redpoll (Acanthis flammea caberet or Acanthis cabaret)

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References

• redpoll on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Acanthis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Acanthis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

• prolled

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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