Taxonomy vs Chickenshit - What's the difference?
taxonomy | chickenshit |
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.
(slang, vulgar) Petty and contemptible; contemptibly unimportant.
(vulgar, slang) Cowardly.
(slang, vulgar) Petty and contemptible thing(s).
(slang, vulgar) A coward.
(vulgar, military, slang) A low-ranking officer who lords over and needlessly makes life miserable for his underlings; a petty, abusive martinet.
As nouns the difference between taxonomy and chickenshit
is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while chickenshit is (slang|vulgar) petty and contemptible thing(s).As an adjective chickenshit is
(slang|vulgar) petty and contemptible; contemptibly unimportant.taxonomy
English
(wikipedia taxonomy)Noun
(taxonomies)Synonyms
* alpha taxonomyDerived terms
* folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomySee 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 * ontologychickenshit
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Alternative forms
* chicken-shit, chicken shitAdjective
(en adjective)- How chickenshit of that girl to just stand there and do nothing.
Noun
(-)- don't waste your time on that chickenshit
- I told him I wasn't having his insults, and he just backed right down. What a chickenshit .
- That chickenshit drove his men nearly to mutiny.