pincers

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and pincers

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while pincers is a gripping tool, pivoted like a pair of scissors, but with blunt jaws.

As nouns the difference between pincers and barnacle

is that pincers is a gripping tool, pivoted like a pair of scissors, but with blunt jaws while barnacle is a marine crustacean of the subclass cirripedia that attaches itself to submerged surfaces such as tidal rocks or the bottoms of ships.

As a verb barnacle is

to connect with or attach.