taxonomic
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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And that’s coming from someone who studies birds, which are really well studied overall compared to some other taxonomic groups.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2025
As the field has grown, Benítez and colleagues wanted to quantify animal behavior researchers' perceptions of the taxonomic distribution of animal emotionality.
From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2024
"Our study highlights the importance of resolving the taxonomic relationships of these crown-group fossils," the authors write in the study's conclusion.
From Salon • Sep. 1, 2024
Of all the major taxonomic groups studied, only snails and slugs are 'easy' to find in Los Angeles, probably because of the abundance of landscaping, gardens and irrigation.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2024
The real blow came twelve years later, when, as a consequence of a radical taxonomic reshuffle, lepidopterists decided that Pappachi’s moth was in fact a separate species and genus hitherto unknown to science.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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