taxonomy
[tak-son-uh-mee]
- the science or technique of classification.
- a classification into ordered categories: a proposed taxonomy of educational objectives.
- Biology. the science dealing with the description, identification, naming, and classification of organisms.
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Origin of taxonomy
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Contemporary Examples
Taxonomy was another major area in which Aristotle influenced the history of science.
Beyond this taxonomy of options, the big question is this: What outcome are we seeking with any military intervention?
In order to make some sense of these questions, I undertook a Taxonomy of American Ignorance and Misperceptions.
Historical Examples
"Taxonomy" does not appear to me so dreadful a word as it does to Veblen.
The Value of MoneyBenjamin M. Anderson, Jr.
Taxonomy of the chipmunks, Eutamias quadrivittatus and Eutamias umbrinus.
Check-list of the Birds of KansasHarrison B Tordoff
Geographic distribution and taxonomy of the chipmunks of Wyoming.
Check-list of the Birds of KansasHarrison B Tordoff
Taxonomy, the part of botany which treats of classification.
The Elements of BotanyAsa Gray
Probably few of our readers have considered the taxonomy of riddles.
taxonomy
- the branch of biology concerned with the classification of organisms into groups based on similarities of structure, origin, etc
- the practice of arranging organisms in this way
- the science or practice of classification
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Word Origin
C19: from French taxonomie, from Greek taxis order + -nomy
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Word Origin and History for taxonomy
n.
1828, from French taxonomie (1813), introduced by Linnæus and coined irregularly from Greek taxis "arrangement" (see taxidermy) + -nomia "method," from -nomos "managing," from nemein "manage" (see numismatics).
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
taxonomy
(tăk-sŏn′ə-mē)- The classification of organisms in an ordered system that indicates natural relationships.
- The science, laws, or principles of classification; systematics.
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The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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taxonomy
[tăk-sŏn′ə-mē]
- The scientific classification of organisms into specially named groups based either on shared characteristics or on evolutionary relationships as inferred from the fossil record or established by genetic analysis.
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The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
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taxonomy
[(tak-son-uh-mee)]
The classification of living things. (See Linnean classification.)
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The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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