Taxonomy vs Spoofy – What’s the difference?

Taxonomy vs Spoofy - What's the difference?
As a noun taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification.

As an adjective spoofy is characterized by spoof; satirical.

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

    spoofy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)

  • Characterized by spoof; satirical.
  • * Out , May 2006 page 44
  • As sidekick Brenda, Regina Hall outsassed Death in Scary Movie and all its spoofy sequels, including the just out fourth installment.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=June 26, author=Dave Kehr, title=New DVDs, work=New York Times citation
  • , passage=But the movie is no spoofy , salacious Roger Corman “women in cages” picture.}}

    Derived terms

    * spoofiness