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Taxonomy vs Zerg - What's the difference?

taxonomy | zerg |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and zerg

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while zerg is (slang|video games) a very large group of units or players.

As a verb zerg is

(slang|video games|strategy games) to attack an opponent with a large swarm of units before they have been able to build sufficient defences.

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

    zerg

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (slang, video games, strategy games) To attack an opponent with a large swarm of units before they have been able to build sufficient defences.
  • * 2002 , "Wolfie", Re: Whoa - massive changes due in next patch'' (on newsgroup ''alt.games.everquest )
    • You can't win with small, balanced groups. You have to zerg the mob with a high number of players. They don't have to zerg lower tier encounters just like the lowest tier guilds doesn't have to zerg orc camp 1 in EC. But, at the top end, it's still zerg tactics.
  • * 2003 , "George", Finding groups to mission/hunt/other experience with'' (on newsgroup ''alt.games.starwarsgalaxies )
    • The scale and lack of focused content doesn't facilitate this grouping as well as some other games. The good side of that is you don't get the "wonderful" experience of zerging around DF with everyone else waiting for something to spawn.
  • * 2008 , "neithskye", AV after the last changes...'' (on newsgroup ''alt.games.warcraft )
    • No one ever did D (or just 3-4 people tried), we just zerged , and we would lose every single AV.

    Synonyms

    *cheese, rush

    Noun

    (zergs)
  • (slang, video games) A very large group of units or players.

    • Synonyms

    *blob