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Taxonomy vs Munt - What's the difference?

taxonomy | munt |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and munt

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while munt is a black person, usually a man.

As a verb munt is

(australia|slang) to vomit (usually while drunk).

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

    munt

    English

    Etymology 1

    Derived from umntu , Ndebele for a human being.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A black person, usually a man.
  • * 2006 , Geoffrey Nyarota, Against the Grain: Memoirs of a Zimbabwean Newsman , Zebra Press, page 63:
  • Munt'' was a derogatory term used by the [Rhodesian] security forces to refer to blacks. I suspect its origin was the word ''umntu , Ndebele for a person or human being
    Zimbabwe English

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (Australia, slang) To vomit (usually while drunk).
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