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Taxonomy vs Strumpetry - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between taxonomy and strumpetry

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while strumpetry is whoredom; prostitution.

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

    strumpetry

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • Whoredom; prostitution.
  • * 1940 , Sydney Horler, Malefactors' Row
    • However, these abandoned women had other prospects besides mere strumpetry ...
  • * 2001 , Tibor Fischer, Under the Frog
    • ...how capitalism had taken young male proletarians to be slaughtered in wars for markets and how their sisters were thrust into strumpetry .
  • Behaviour suited to a strumpet; brazenness, sluttishness.