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taxonomy | blooey |

As a noun taxonomy

is the science or the technique used to make a classification.

As an adjective blooey is

(dated|slang) haywire, amiss.

As an interjection blooey is

.

taxonomy

English

(wikipedia 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

    blooey

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (dated, slang) Haywire, amiss.
  • * 1921 , P. G. Wodehouse, Indiscretions of Archie , George H. Doran Company (1921), Chapter XXI:
    • Mother says vegetables contain all the proteins you want. Mother says, if you eat meat, your blood-pressure goes all blooey . Do you think it does?"
  • *

    • Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • * 1963 , Rick Raphael, " Code Three", Analog Science Fiction and Fact , February 1963:
    • "We were heading for a school dance at Cincinnati and she was boiling along like she was in orbit when blooey she just quit."
  • *

    • Synonyms

    * bam, bang, kablooie