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taxonomy | sluff |

As a noun taxonomy

is the science or the technique used to make a classification.

As an acronym sluff is

(slang|us|air force) short little ugly fat fellow (or fucker); us airforce nickname for the a-7 bomber.

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

    sluff

    English

    Alternative forms

    * slough

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (skin shed by a snake or other reptile).
    • That is the sluff of a rattler; we must be careful.
  • (dead skin on a sore or ulcer).
    • This is the sluff that came off of his skin after the burn.
  • An avalanche, mudslide, or a like slumping of material or debris.
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  • * {{quote-web, date=2002-03-02, author=Sid Perkins, title=Avalanche! Scientists are digging out the secrets of lethal flows of snow., site=The Free Library, url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Avalanche!+Scientists+are+digging+out+the+secrets+of+lethal+flows+of+...-a084054171,
    • , passage=At least for small sluffs like the ones Brown and his colleagues have triggered, the avalanche slides like a block of material instead of flowing like a fluid.}}

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (to shed or to slide off).
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  • ignore, shrug (off)
  • *
  • (discard).
  • * {{quote-news, year=2009, date=February 16, author=Phillip Alder, title=At a Florida Game, an Unusual Double Squeeze, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=If either played another club, declarer would ruff on the board and sluff his diamond queen.}}
  • to avoid working
    • He's sluffing off somewhere.

    Derived terms

    * sluffy

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