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slaughterhouse

English

Etymology

slaughter +? house

Noun

slaughterhouse (plural slaughterhouses)

  1. A place where animals are slaughtered.
    Synonym: abattoir
  2. (figuratively) The scene of a massacre.

Synonyms

  • (place where animals are slaughtered): abattoir, shambles (archaic)

Related terms

  • slaughter
  • slaughterer
  • slaughterous

Translations

See also

  • knacker's yard

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taxonomy

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

Translations

taxonomy From the web:

  • what taxonomy means
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  • what taxonomy do humans belong to
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