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Linnean

British  
/ lɪˈniːən, -ˈneɪ- /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Linnaeus

  2. relating to the system of classification of plants and animals using binomial nomenclature

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Linnean Scientific  
/ lĭ-nēən /
  1. Relating to the system of taxonomic classification and binomial nomenclature originated by Carolus Linnaeus. In the Linnean system, organisms are grouped according to shared characteristics into a hierarchical series of fixed categories ranging from subspecies at the bottom to kingdom at the top.

  2. Compare cladistics


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Ms. Altenberg is an author and a Fellow of the Linnean Society and the Royal Society of Literature.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

The findings were published in the Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2024

The discovery is published in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2023

After careful analysis, Dr. Ferreira described the insect this month in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society as a previously unknown but “extraordinary” elytra-less species of beetle: Xenomorphon baranowskii.

From New York Times • Jul. 8, 2023

Copies were sent to the Royal Society and the Linnean Society in England, and to the Smithsonian in Washington, among dozens of institutions.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee