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Taxonomy vs Tissy - What's the difference?

taxonomy | tissy |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and tissy

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while tissy is (colloquial) a type of behavior, usually when a male acts feminine in a manner of frustration.

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

    tissy

    English

    Usage notes

    Origination: a play on the word, hissy'' or ''hissy fit .

    Noun

    (-)
  • (colloquial) A type of behavior, usually when a male acts feminine in a manner of frustration.
  • :Mark threw a huge tissy when he came in today and saw the mess that was made of his magazines.
  • :After the laughter that was directed at him after his first tissy'''-fit, Mark started to '''tissy for a whole new reason.

    • Derived terms

    *throw a tissy-fit *tissy-fit