Taxonomy vs Piffle - What's the difference?
taxonomy | piffle |
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.
Nonsense, foolish talk.
* 1998 , The Economist,
To act or speak in a futile, ineffective, or nonsensical manner.
To waste, to fritter away.
As nouns the difference between taxonomy and piffle
is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while piffle is nonsense, foolish talk.As a verb piffle is
to act or speak in a futile, ineffective, or nonsensical manner.taxonomy
English
(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 * ontologypiffle
English
Noun
(-)Walking: More than gadding about
- The wafflier the piffle , the more sharply Mr Nicholson wields his skewer.