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Taxonomy vs Psycho - What's the difference?

taxonomy | psycho |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and psycho

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while psycho is (pejorative|slang) a person who is psychotic or otherwise insane.

As an adjective psycho is

(colloquial|or|pejorative) psychotic, or otherwise insane.

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

    psycho

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (colloquial, or, pejorative) Psychotic, or otherwise insane.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (pejorative, slang) A person who is psychotic or otherwise insane.
    • The loony bin up on the hill is full of psychos .
  • (pejorative, slang) A person who acts in a bizarre or dangerous manner.
    • She complained that he was a psycho for driving at such a high speed in heavy traffic.
  • (informal) A class, at a college or university, in which psychology is taught.
    • "I've got anthro, socio, lunch, and psycho."

    Synonyms

    * (pejorative for a pyschotic or otherwise insane person) freak, loony, nutcase, wacko * (pejorative for a person acting in a bizarre or dangerous manner) creep, freak, loose cannon, weirdo