Taxonomy vs Cowperson - What's the difference?
taxonomy | cowperson |
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.
(politically correct, rare) a cowhand of any gender
* 1996 , Coke Newell, Cow Chips Aren't for Dippin': A Guide to Life in the New Wild West , Gibbs Smith, ISBN 978-0-87905-736-7,
* SPIN
As nouns the difference between taxonomy and cowperson
is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while cowperson is (politically correct|rare) a cowhand of any gender.taxonomy
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(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 * ontologycowperson
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Noun
(en-noun)page 80:
- At the same time they turn loose a cowboy/girl/person from an adjacent pen.
- The pineappled ham thing was just being removed from the bridge-table buffet as I entered, and I am overwhelmed by the sight of a roomful of unusually attired, middle-aged cowpersons swaying to the strains of "Oh Lonesome Me."