different between victualler vs taxonomy

English

Etymology

From Middle English vitailler, from Old French vitaillier; equivalent to victual +? -er.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?v?tl?(?)/

Noun

victualler (plural victuallers)

1. A supplier of victuals or supplies to an army.
2. (chiefly Britain) An innkeeper.
3. (Scotland) One who deals in grain; a corn factor.
4. (nautical) A supply ship.

Alternative forms

• victualer

Synonyms

• provisioner
• sutler
• provider
• innkeeper
• supplier
• host

Anagrams

• culvertail

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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