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

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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

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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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