different between subfamily vs taxonomy

English

Etymology

sub- +? family

Noun

subfamily (plural subfamilies)

1. (taxonomy) A taxonomic category ranking between a family and a genus; formerly called a tribe
2. A secondary or subordinate grouping.
   • 2015, Nicola Valcasara, Unreal Engine Game Development Blueprints (page 142)

     There is a handy font editor tool in the engine, where you can import your font and create family and subfamily for your font (for example, the same font can have a family for its bold, italic, light, and dark style as its subfamily).

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See also

• Category:mul:Taxonomic names (subfamily)
• Category:mul:Taxonomic names (tribe)

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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