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taxonomy | chaffer |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and chaffer

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while chaffer is bargaining; merchandise or chaffer can be (agriculture) the upper sieve of a cleaning shoe in a combine harvester, where chaff is removed.

As a verb chaffer is

to haggle or barter.

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

    chaffer

    English

    Etymology 1

    From cheap fare .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To haggle or barter.
  • * Dryden
    • To chaffer for preferments with his gold.
  • * 1985 , , Kingdom of the Wicked :
    • But the people looked much like Caleb’s own. They wore dirty robes, chaffered at fruit stalls, spat, scratched.
  • To talk much and idly; to chatter.
    • (Trench)
    Synonyms
    * bargain * barter * haggle * negotiate

    Noun

  • Bargaining; merchandise.
    • (Holished)

    Etymology 2

    From

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (agriculture) The upper sieve of a cleaning shoe in a combine harvester, where chaff is removed
  • * {{quote-book, 2003, William W. Casady, chapter=Grain Harvesting Systems, editor=Dennis R. Heldman, Encyclopedia of Agricultural, Food, and Biological Engineering citation
    • , passage=A fan blows air through the chaffer to remove lightweight material known as chaff.}}
    Coordinate terms
    * blower * cleaning sieve