Taxonomy vs Mooch - What's the difference?
taxonomy | mooch |
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.
(British) To wander around aimlessly, often causing irritation to others.
To beg, cadge, or sponge; to exploit or take advantage of others for personal gain.
* 1990 , p. 26, Michael L. Frankel & friends, Gently with the Tides , Center for Marine Conservation, Washington (DC), ISBN 1879269-007, p. 26,
(British) To steal or filch.
* 1922 , , The Middle of Things , ch. 16,
One who mooches; a moocher.
As nouns the difference between taxonomy and mooch
is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while mooch is one who mooches; a moocher.As a verb mooch is
(british) to wander around aimlessly, often causing irritation to others.taxonomy
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(wikipedia taxonomy)Noun
(taxonomies)Synonyms
* alpha taxonomyDerived terms
* folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomySee 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 * ontologymooch
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Alternative forms
* (l)Verb
(es)- I managed to mooch my way up the journalistic ladder to the next, more impressive level of “Interviewer”.
- These chaps that mooch about, as Hyde was doing, pick up all sorts of odds and ends. He may have pinched them from a chemist’s shop.
