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Taxonomy vs Dandy - What's the difference?

taxonomy | dandy |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and dandy

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while dandy is a man very concerned about his clothes and his appearance.

As an adjective dandy is

like a dandy, foppish.

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

    dandy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Like a dandy, foppish.
  • Very good; better than expected but not as good as could be.
  • That's all fine and dandy , but how much does it cost?
  • Almost first rate.
  • What a dandy little laptop you have.

    Noun

    (dandies)
  • A man very concerned about his clothes and his appearance.
  • (British, nautical) A yawl, or a small after-sail on a yawl.
  • A dandy roller.
  • Synonyms

    * (man concerned with appearance) dude, fop, macaroni, masher, metrosexual, popinjay, buck

    Derived terms

    * dandify * dandification * dandyish

    See also

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