taxonomic
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Given the obstacles faced by taxonomic research and researchers and to the planet, we didn't have that long left.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 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
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
A majority of respondents ascribed consciousness to a broad taxonomic breadth of animals, although at slightly lower majorities as compared to emotions.
From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 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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