Taxonomy

Taxonomy [tak-SAH-nə-mee]

Part of speech: noun
Origin: French, early 19th century

1. The branch of science concerned with classification, especially of organisms; systematics.
2. The classification of something, especially organisms.

Examples of taxonomy in a sentence

“Animal taxonomy moves from general to specific characteristics.”

“In order to pass her botany examination, Kelly needed familiarity with plant taxonomy.”

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Volute

Volute [vəl-YOOT]

Part of speech: adjective
Origin: French, mid-16th century

1. Forming a spiral curve or curves.

Examples of volute in a sentence

“Greek architecture is easily recognizable by the volute on top of columns.”

“Both sea and land snails have similarly volute shells.”

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Winkle

Winkle [WINK-əl] 

Part of speech: verb 
Origin: British, late 16th century 

 1. Extract or obtain something with difficulty.  

Examples of winkle in a sentence 

 “The interrogator was used to winkling confessions out of the most hard-boiled subjects.” 

 “I had to winkle the button out of the too-tight buttonhole on my new shirt.”  

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Salmagundi

Salmagundi [sal-mə-GUHN-dee] 


Part of speech: noun 
Origin: French, unknown 


 1. A dish of chopped meat, anchovies, eggs, onions, and seasoning. 
2. A general mixture; a miscellaneous collection. 


 Examples of salmagundi in a sentence  

“Order the salmagundi — I heard it’s this restaurant’s specialty.” 


 “Jason’s room is a salmagundi of his interests from the past decade.”  

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Gallinaceous

Gallinaceous [gal-ə-NAY-shəs] 

 Part of speech: adjective 
Origin: Latin, late 18th century 

 1. Relating to birds of an order (Galliformes) which includes domestic poultry and game birds. 

 Examples of gallinaceous in a sentence 

 “We raised a number of gallinaceous birds on the farm, including chickens, turkeys, and pheasants.” 

 “Ducks are not gallinaceous — they are considered waterfowl.” 

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Hinterland

Hinterland [HINT-ər-land] 

Part of speech: noun 
Origin: German, late 19th century 

 1. The often uncharted areas beyond a coastal district or a river’s banks. 
2. An area lying beyond what is visible or known. 

Examples of hinterland in a sentence 

“The merchants from the hinterland brought new products to the fishing village.” 

“The dog’s ball landed somewhere in the woods’ hinterlands.” 

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Stochastic

Stochastic [stə-KAS-tik] 

 Part of speech: adjective 
Origin: Greek, mid-17th century 

 1. Randomly determined; having a random probability distribution or pattern that may be analyzed statistically but may not be predicted precisely. 

 Examples of stochastic in a sentence 

 “I painted stars on my ceiling in a stochastic pattern.” 

 “Matthew excelled at statistics, especially analyzing stochastic patterns.”  

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Chinwag

Chinwag [CHIN-wag] 

 Part of speech: noun 
Origin: British English, late 19th century 

 1. A chat. 

 Examples of chinwag in a sentence 

 “I love having a chinwag with my friends and catching up on all the latest gossip.” 

 “Ursula looked forward to her weekly chinwag with the baker.” 

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