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Taxonomy vs Smoothie - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between taxonomy and smoothie

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while smoothie is a smooth-talking person.

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

    smoothie

    English

    (wikipedia smoothie)

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A smooth-talking person.
  • * 2003 , Michael Lydon, Flashbacks: Eyewitness Accounts of the Rock Revolution, 1964-1974 (page 7)
    • True to their reputations, Paul was a smoothie who put a public relations gloss on everything he said, and John was abrasive and sarcastic, speaking his mind and letting the chips fall where they may.
  • A drink made from whole fruit, thus thicker than fruit juice.
  • A member of the mod subculture who is relatively non-violent and wears expensive clothing.
  • * 1987 , John Irwin (quoting Piri Thomas), The Felon
    • The decision to cool myself made the next two years the hardest I had done because it meant being a smoothie and staying out of trouble, which in prison is difficult,
  • * 1999 , Nick Johnstone, Abel Ferrara: The King of New York (page viii)
    • Film Comment's David Chute described him as: "small, stringy and intense, but he's better dressed and groomed (than Ferrara), less of a punk and more of a smoothie ."
  • * 2011 , Gerard DeGroot (quoting Brown), Seventies Unplugged

    • See also

    * thickie