taxonomic
Americanadjective
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In reality, the factors leading to extinction are far from uniform across time, habitats, or taxonomic groups.
From Science Daily • Oct. 27, 2025
“Advancements in coral taxonomy using DNA has led to the discovery of new species of coral and better taxonomic definition,” Alliji said.
From Salon • Nov. 21, 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
"In contrast, lolamicin did not cause any drastic changes in taxonomic composition over the course of the three-day treatment or the following 28-day recovery," the researchers wrote.
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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