different between whoreson vs taxonomy

English

Etymology

From Middle English horesone, hureson (also horessone, hores sone), equivalent to whore +? son. Compare Dutch hoerenzoon, German Hurensohn (“whoreson”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?h??s?n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?h??.s?n/
• Rhymes: -??(?)s?n

Noun

whoreson (plural whoresons)

1. (obsolete) Often used as a term of abuse: an illegitimate or misbegotten child born of unwed parents.
   • 1605, William Shakespeare, King Lear I.i

     Though this knave came something saucily to the world before he was sent for, yet was his mother fair, there was good sport at his making, and the whoreson must be acknowledged.

2. (literally) The son of a prostitute. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Synonyms

• bastard; see also Thesaurus:bastard

Translations

Adjective

whoreson (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) mean; base; worthless

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