taxonomical
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This taxonomical lumping together—this mass Hinduization, as it were—would have profound political consequences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
The bare-nosed wombat is famous for many things, from its adorable features to its taxonomical membership within the marsupials.
From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2021
Upwards of 90 local mushroom clubs exist throughout the US and Canada; members host foraging walks and help each other tackle subtle taxonomical variants.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 10, 2019
Ms. Desai, an amateur photographer, took a picture and posted it to Twitter, seeking identification help from followers with taxonomical bona fides.
From New York Times ● Sep. 18, 2017
In this holistic way the whole shapes the parts, taxonomical units cohere into clouds, microcosms mushroom into macrocosms, webs of interrelationship form.
From Slate ● Sep. 13, 2016
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