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Taxonomy vs Backfriend - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between taxonomy and backfriend

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while backfriend is a false friend; a secret enemy.

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

    backfriend

    English

    Alternative forms

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A false friend; a secret enemy.
  • * c. 1702 , Roger L'Estrange:
    • Set the restless importunities of talebearers and backfriends against fair words and professions
  • * South:
    • Far is our church from encroaching upon the civil power; as some who are backfriends to both would maliciously insinuate.
  • * 1822 , Scott, Nigel :
    • Ye have back-friends , my lord, that is, un-friends, or to be plain, enemies.
  • A friend at one's back; a backer; one who does his best for another; a supporter.
  • * 1825 , Mich. Bruce's Lectures:
    • "Yet well's our day for this, we have a good backfriend that will gar our cause stand right again."
  • * 2010 , David Carkeet, Double Negative :
    • I've got a backfriend' to meet.'” “A '' backfriend' ?” “Yes. Evidently he had a late-night appointment with someone at Wabash. That was the way he liked to do it.”
  • A hangnail.