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taxonomy
[tak-son-uh-mee]
noun
plural
taxonomiesthe science or technique of classification.
a classification into ordered categories.
a proposed taxonomy of educational objectives.
Biology.the science dealing with the description, identification, naming, and classification of organisms.
taxonomy
/ tækˈsɒnəmɪ, ˌtæksəˈnɒmɪk /
noun
the branch of biology concerned with the classification of organisms into groups based on similarities of structure, origin, etc
the practice of arranging organisms in this way
the science or practice of classification
taxonomy
The scientific classification of organisms into specially named groups based either on shared characteristics or on evolutionary relationships as inferred from the fossil record or established by genetic analysis.
taxonomy
The classification of living things. (See Linnean classification.)
Other 51Թ Forms
- taxonomic adjective
- taxonomical adjective
- taxonomically adverb
- taxonomist noun
- taxonomer noun
- nontaxonomic adjective
- nontaxonomical adjective
- nontaxonomically adverb
- ˌٲˈԴdz adverb
- ٲˈDzԴdz noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of taxonomy1
Example Sentences
I’m a sucker for people who become accidental academics through obsession, the kind of folks who fall so deep into a personal passion that they emerge with a whole taxonomy in tow.
It was doctrine: a working theory of lettuce, complete with a taxonomy of inner versus outer leaves.
The way that I could be useful to Roo then and now was photography and taxonomy.
Nakai spent time studying the Dudleya genus, succulents native to the West Coast, and contributed to its taxonomy, or scientific classification.
“Advancements in coral taxonomy using DNA has led to the discovery of new species of coral and better taxonomic definition,” Alliji said.
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