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Taxonomy vs Jalopy - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between taxonomy and jalopy

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while jalopy is an old, dilapidated vehicle.

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

    jalopy

    English

    Noun

    (jalopies)
  • An old, dilapidated vehicle.
  • * 1979 , Jack Kerouac, On the road , page 3:
    • Dean is the perfect guy for the road because he was actually born on the road, when his parents were passing through Salt Lake City in 1926, in a jalopy , on their way to Los Angeles.
  • * 2003 , Terrance Dicks & Barry Letts, Deadly Reunion , chapter 22:
    • There's only a rough track and I doubt if that jalopy of yours will make it.

    Synonyms

    * flivver, hooptie, tin Lizzie