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systematics vs taxonomy

taxonomy vs systematics

systematics and taxonomy both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
systematics Yes No No No
taxonomy Yes No No No
As nouns, taxonomy is a hyponym of systematics; that is, taxonomy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than systematics:
  • systematics: the science of systematic classification
  • taxonomy: (biology) study of the general principles of scientific classification
Other hyponyms of systematics include biosystematics, biosystematy, dendrology.
systematics (noun) taxonomy (noun)
the science of systematic classification practice of classifying plants and animals according to their presumed natural relationships
(biology) study of the general principles of scientific classification
a classification of organisms into groups based on similarities of structure or origin etc
Difference between systematics and taxonomy

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