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Taxonomy vs Pickaninny - What's the difference?

taxonomy | pickaninny |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and pickaninny

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while pickaninny is (slang|offensive|derogatory) a black child.

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

    pickaninny

    English

    Alternative forms

    * piccaninny * picaninny * picinniny * pikinini

    Noun

    (wikipedia pickaninny) (pickaninnies)
  • (slang, offensive, derogatory) a black child

    • Derived terms

    * pickney

    Descendants

    * Bislama: (l) * Kriol: (l) * Pijin: (l) * Torres Strait Creole: (l) * Tok Pisin: (l)

    References