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Taxonomy vs Hootch - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between taxonomy and hootch

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while hootch is (archaic).

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

    hootch

    English

    Noun

    (es)
  • (archaic)
  • *{{quote-book, year=1922, author=Robert C. Benchley, title=Love Conquers All, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=The basic idea of "Rip Van Winkle" would lend itself admirably to Broadway treatment, for Mr. MacKaye has taken liberties, with the legend and introduced the topical idea of a Magic Flask, containing home-made hootch . }}
  • *{{quote-book, year=1920, author=Ralph S. Kendall, title=The Luck of the Mounted, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage="Th' few shots av hootch ye had tu throw inta yu' last night tu get ye're Dutch up must be makin' ye see double, me man. }}
  • *{{quote-book, year=1911, author=Robert W. Service, title=The Trail of '98, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage="I can't hold my hootch so well as I could a few summers ago--and many hard Falls. }}