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Taxonomy vs Tenant - What's the difference?

taxonomy | tenant |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and tenant

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while tenant is one who pays a fee (rent) in return for the use of land, buildings, or other property owned by others.

As a verb tenant is

to hold as, or be, a tenant.

taxonomy

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.
  • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    tenant

    English

    Alternative forms

    * tenaunt (obsolete) * tennant (obsolete) * tennaunt (obsolete)

    Noun

    (Leasehold estate) (en noun)
  • One who pays a fee (rent) in return for the use of land, buildings, or other property owned by others.
  • *
  • One who has possession of any place; a dweller; an occupant.
  • * Cowper
  • sweet tenants of this grove
  • * Cowley
  • the happy tenant of your shade
  • * Byron
  • the sister tenants of the middle deep
  • (legal) One who holds a property by any kind of right, including ownership.
  • Synonyms

    * lessee * renter * rentee

    Derived terms

    * tenancy * tenantless * tenantry

    See also

    * tenet

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To hold as, or be, a tenant.