different between yummy vs taxonomy

English

Etymology

yum +? -y

Pronunciation

• enPR: y?m'?, IPA^(key): /?j?m.i/
• Rhymes: -?mi

Adjective

yummy (comparative yummier, superlative yummiest)

1. (colloquial, lighthearted, often childish) Delicious.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:delicious

   Antonyms: (childish) yucky; see also Thesaurus:unpalatable

Derived terms

• yummy mummy
• scrummy

Related terms

• yum

Translations

Noun

yummy (plural yummies)

1. (slang) Ellipsis of yummy mummy

See also

• yummies

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