Taxonomy vs Toey - What's the difference?
taxonomy | toey |
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.
(slang, chiefly, Australia) Agitated, anticipatory, excited (sometimes specifically sexually so), nervous.
* 2000 , Joan Kilby, The Cattleman’s Bride , Harlequin,
As a noun taxonomy
is the science or the technique used to make a classification.As an adjective toey is
(slang|chiefly|australia) agitated, anticipatory, excited (sometimes specifically sexually so), nervous.taxonomy
English
(wikipedia taxonomy)Noun
(taxonomies)Synonyms
* alpha taxonomyDerived terms
* folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomySee 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 * ontologytoey
English
Adjective
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- “You’re toeyer than a chook caught in a swag.”
- She rolled her eyes. “I still don’t know what you mean.”
