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• a variation of Linnaean.

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-nē′ən /

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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Linnean

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 study, published in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, used DNA analysis and physical characteristics to describe two entirely new species of soft-furred hedgehogs and elevate three subspecies to the level of species.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 21, 2023

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

Cannily, Lyell advised Darwin to have both papers presented simultaneously at the meeting of the Linnean Society that summer so that both Darwin and Wallace could simultaneously be credited for their discoveries.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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