Taxonomy (Noun)
Meaning 1
(biology) study of the general principles of scientific classification.
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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Meaning 2
Practice of classifying plants and animals according to their presumed natural relationships.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 3
A classification of organisms into groups based on similarities of structure or origin etc.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- Biologists rely on taxonomy to group living organisms into categories such as kingdom, phylum, and class.
- The taxonomy of the ancient species was reevaluated after the discovery of new fossil evidence.
- Taxonomy helps us understand the evolutionary relationships between different species and how they have adapted to their environments.
- Carolus Linnaeus is credited with developing the modern system of taxonomy used in biology today.
- In developing a taxonomy for the newly discovered species, the researcher used a combination of molecular and morphological characteristics.