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Taxonomy vs Podge - What's the difference?

taxonomy | podge |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and podge

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while podge is (informal) a fat person or podge can be (uk|dialect) a puddle; a plash.

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

    podge

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal) a fat person
    • See also
    * hodge-podge

    Etymology 2

    Compare (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (UK, dialect) A puddle; a plash.
    • (Skinner)
  • (UK, dialect) porridge
    • (Halliwell)
    (Webster 1913)