taxonomic
Americanadjective
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Andrew Kitchener, an expert in mammals at National Museums, Scotland, who was not involved with the research, says the small spotted South American cats known as tiger cats have been a "taxonomic nightmare".
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Instead, the proposed framework emphasizes research led locally, greater investment in regional collections and scientific infrastructure, stronger taxonomic expertise, long-term monitoring, fairer international partnerships, and closer connections between scientists and decision-makers.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
Like Mr. Wells before him, Mr. Hoser founded a journal and began publishing new taxonomic descriptions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Complete taxonomic descriptions of the genus and its species were published in the open-access, peer-reviewed journal ZooKeys.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
Like Darwin, he collected beetles, but he lacked his cousin’s plodding, taxonomic mind and soon gave up his collection for more ambitious pursuits.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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