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As nouns the difference between taxonomy and manimal

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while manimal is (informal) a fanciful life form that is part human and part beast; a creature recognizable as human but possessing physical or primitive behavioral characteristics that are exclusive to animals.

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

    manimal

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal) A fanciful life form that is part human and part beast; a creature recognizable as human but possessing physical or primitive behavioral characteristics that are exclusive to animals.
  • *2004 January 1, Christopher Miles, “Kori Newkirk; the project”, Artforum International Magazine
    • Standing naked against a wintry landscape, the figure became a screen for the projection of identities--beast, bigfoot, manimal , specter, even, to use a word Newkirk's work encourages one to use in all its dangerousness, spook.
  • *2006 February 1, Paul Z. Myers, Pharyngula , ScienceBlogs
  • *:President panders to anti-manimal lobby! Dr Moreau flees country in rage!
  • *2006 February 4, Charlie Pierce, Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! , National Public Radio
  • *:Two years ago we were going to Mars, and that sort of didn't happen... and now there's, like, manimal .
  • (slang, by analogy) A person compared to such a creature, especially an unkempt and uncivilized, or strong and sexually aggressive man.
  • *2004 January 1, Michael Burnett, “Tumyeto army”, Thrasher , High Speed Productions, Inc.
    • Layton smacked his head hard on a front feeble, but bounced back up to get the make. That kid's a manimal .
    "Oh, he's so on the team," Diego kept saying.

    Synonyms

    * (individual) macho man

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