Definition of Taxonomy

1. Noun. A classification of organisms into groups based on similarities of structure or origin etc.

Generic synonyms: Hierarchy
Derivative terms: Taxonomic, Taxonomical, Taxonomist

2. Noun. (biology) study of the general principles of scientific classification.
Category relationships: Biological Science, Biology
Generic synonyms: Systematics
Specialized synonyms: Cladistic Analysis, Cladistics
Derivative terms: Taxonomic, Taxonomical, Taxonomist

3. Noun. Practice of classifying plants and animals according to their presumed natural relationships.

Definition of Taxonomy

1. n. That division of the natural sciences which treats of the classification of animals and plants; the laws or principles of classification.

Definition of Taxonomy

1. Noun. (context: systematics uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms. ¹

2. Noun. The classification in a hierarchical system. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Taxonomy

1. the study of scientific classification [n -MIES]

Medical Definition of Taxonomy

1. The theories and techniques of naming, describing, and classifying organisms, the study of the relationships of taxa,including positional changes which do not involve changes in the names of taxa. The taxonomic hierarchy is, from top to bottom: kingdom, phylum (for animals) or division (for plants and fungi), class, order, family, genus, species. (09 Jan 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Taxonomy

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taxonomic inflation
taxonomic system
taxonomical
taxonomically
taxonomies
taxonomise
taxonomist
taxonomists
taxonomize
taxonomized
taxonomizer
taxonomizers
taxonomizes
taxonomizing
taxonomy (current term)
taxons
taxor
taxors
taxpaid
taxpayer
taxpayers
taxpaying
taxpayings
taxwise
taxwoman
taxwomen
taxying
tay

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