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Taxonomy vs Chickenshit - What's the difference?

taxonomy | chickenshit |

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

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

    chickenshit

    English

    Alternative forms

    * chicken-shit, chicken shit

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (slang, vulgar) Petty and contemptible; contemptibly unimportant.
  • (vulgar, slang) Cowardly.
  • How chickenshit of that girl to just stand there and do nothing.

    Noun

    (-)
  • (slang, vulgar) Petty and contemptible thing(s).
  • don't waste your time on that chickenshit
  • (slang, vulgar) A coward.
  • I told him I wasn't having his insults, and he just backed right down. What a chickenshit .
  • (vulgar, military, slang) A low-ranking officer who lords over and needlessly makes life miserable for his underlings; a petty, abusive martinet.
  • That chickenshit drove his men nearly to mutiny.

    Synonyms

    * (coward) coward; chicken, pussy, wuss, shithouse * (petty or contemptible thing) shit, crap, bullcrap, bullshit, junk, trash, dogshit, Irish bull, horseshit