different between whorled vs taxonomy

English

Etymology

whorl +? -ed

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /w??ld/ or IPA^(key): /???ld/ (in Scottish English and some English accents)
• (US) enPR: wûrld, IPA^(key): /w?ld/ or enPR: hwûrld, IPA^(key): /??ld/ (in Scottish English and some English accents)

Rhymes: -??(r)ld

• Homophones: whirled, world (in accents with the wine-whine merger)

Adjective

whorled (comparative more whorled, superlative most whorled)

1. formed from whorls; having whorls

Translations

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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