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Taxonomy vs Cowpool - What's the difference?

taxonomy | cowpool |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and cowpool

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while cowpool is a pond used by cows.

As a verb cowpool is

to jointly purchase all or part of a butchered cow with one or more additional parties and split the meat.

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

    cowpool

    English

    Etymology 1

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A pond used by cows.
  • * 1986 , , The Bobby-Soxer , Doubleday (1986), ISBN 9780385184267, page 278:
    • Dried snot on the marijuana pipe tossed into the cowpool built with government subsidy on a Vermont commune.

    Etymology 2

    , by analogy with (carpool).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A group that engages in cowpooling.
  • * 2008 , Peter Andrey Smith, " The ABCs of the New CSAs", Gourmet , 10 August 2008:
    • Others have created so-called "cowpools " to divvy up an entire animal and dole out cuts of meat.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To jointly purchase all or part of a butchered cow with one or more additional parties and split the meat.
  • * 2011 , Lukas Johnson, " Company connects local food movement", Lake Norman News , 22 June 2011:
    • Brandee Callahan, 32, has lived in Huntersville for about two years and has ordered from GO Local for a year. She cowpools about every three months and supplements with smaller orders.