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Taxonomy vs Spiv - What's the difference?

taxonomy | spiv |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and spiv

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while spiv is (british|dated) a smartly dressed person who trades in illicit, black-market or stolen goods.

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

    spiv

    English

    (wikipedia spiv)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (British, dated) A smartly dressed person who trades in illicit, black-market or stolen goods.
  • (British, dated) A flashy con artist, often homeless, who lives by his wits.
  • (British, dated) In Scotland Yard usage, a low and common thief.
  • (British, dated) A slacker; one who shirks responsibility.

    • Synonyms

    * (l) * (l) * (l)

    Derived terms

    * (l), (l)

    Quotations

    * "I make no apology for attacking spivs and gamblers who did more harm to the British economy than [transport union leader] Bob Crow could achieve in his wildest Trotskyite fantasies, while paying themselves outrageous bonuses underwritten by the taxpayer." -- on the banking system." Cable in attack on bonuses for City 'spivs'", Gavin Stamp, BBC News, 2010-09-22

    External links

    * "spiv" at World Wide Words Michael Quinion, 2001

    References