As nouns the difference between taxonomy and handbag
is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while handbag is (mainly commonwealth) a small bag used by women (or sometimes by men) for carrying various small personal items.
As a verb handbag is
(british|transitive|humorous) figuratively, to hit with a handbag; to attack verbally or subject to criticism (used originally of ).
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
handbag
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(mainly Commonwealth) A small bag used by women (or sometimes by men) for carrying various small personal items.
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(uncountable) An anthemic subgenre of house music of the late 1980s, often with booming vocals.
Synonyms
* (bag used by women) purse (North American)
* (subgenre of house music) diva house, handbag house
Hyponyms
* man-bag, murse
Derived terms
* handbags at ten paces
* hardbag
* man-bag
Verb
(handbagg)
(British, transitive, humorous) Figuratively, to hit with a handbag; to attack verbally or subject to criticism (used originally of ).