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Etymology
1. taxonomy
noun. practice of classifying plants and animals according to their presumed natural relationships.
Synonyms
- classification
- categorisation
- compartmentalization
- categorization
- assortment
Etymology
- taxonomie (French)
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2. taxonomy
noun. (biology) study of the general principles of scientific classification.
Synonyms
- systematics
- cladistics
Etymology
- taxonomie (French)
3. taxonomy
noun. a classification of organisms into groups based on similarities of structure or origin etc.
Etymology
- taxonomie (French)
Example sentences of the word taxonomy
1. Noun, singular or mass
Soil surveys are a county by county assessment of soil taxonomy, fertility and use on any given acre of land.