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Taxonomy vs Asshat - What's the difference?

taxonomy | asshat |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and asshat

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while asshat is (pejorative|slang|vulgar) an obnoxiously ignorant person; a fool.

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

    asshat

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (pejorative, slang, vulgar) An obnoxiously ignorant person; a fool.
  • * 2007 , John Hargrave, Prank the Monkey: The Zug Book of Pranks [http://books.google.com/books?id=oz0B33uw7agC&pg=RA2-PA188&dq=asshat&sig=SpCzxk_BruYe4F05wU0VvZNuilI#PRA2-PA188,M1], Citadel Press, ISBN 0806527803, page 188,
    • Anyone who would make a claim like this on national TV is a real asshat .

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * asshattish * asshattitude (asshatitude) * asshattery * asshatty

    See also

    * asshelmet * assclown

    Anagrams

    * * English words with consonant pseudo-digraphs