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TAXONOMY
taxonomy
(noun) practice of classifying plants and animals according to their presumed natural relationships
taxonomy
(noun) (biology) study of the general principles of scientific classification
taxonomy
(noun) a classification of organisms into groups based on similarities of structure or origin etc
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
taxonomy (countable and uncountable, plural 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
• taxonomics
• (science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms): alpha taxonomy
Coordinate terms
• nomenclature
• ontology
Source: Wiktionary
Tax*on"o*my, n. Etym: [Gr.
Definition: That division of the natural sciences which treats of the classification of animals and plants; the laws or principles of classification.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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