taxonomy

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[edit] Etymology

From Greek τάξις (taxis), arrangement, order) + -νομία (-nomia), method), from νόμος (-nomos), law, managing) from νέμειν (nemein), manage).

[edit] Noun

Singular
taxonomy

Plural
taxonomies

taxonomy (plural taxonomies)

  1. (systematics, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.
  2. The classification in a hierarchical system.

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  • (science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms): alpha taxonomy

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