Definitions for taxonomy
tækˈsɒn ə mitax·on·o·my

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.1 / 8 votes

1. taxonomynoun

   a classification of organisms into groups based on similarities of structure or origin etc

2. taxonomynoun

   (biology) study of the general principles of scientific classification

3. taxonomynoun

   practice of classifying plants and animals according to their presumed natural relationships

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. taxonomynoun

   The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

2. taxonomynoun

   The classification in a hierarchical system.

3. Etymology: From taxonomie.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. taxonomy

   Taxonomy is the science of classification, in which things or concepts are organized based on their similarities, differences, and relationship. It typically involves organizing, categorizing, and naming these entities, usually within a hierarchical structure. This concept is commonly used in various fields such as biology (in classifying organisms), computer science (in structuring data), and business (in categorizing products or services).

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Taxonomynoun

   that division of the natural sciences which treats of the classification of animals and plants; the laws or principles of classification

WikidataRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Taxonomy

   Taxonomy is the academic discipline of defining groups of biological organisms on the basis of shared characteristics and giving names to those groups. Each group is given a rank and groups of a given rank can be aggregated to form a super group of higher rank and thus create a hierarchical classification. The groups created through this process are referred to as taxa. An example of a modern classification is the one published in 2009 by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group for all living flowering plant families. Carolus Linnaeus, the Swedish botanist is regarded as the father of modern taxonomy.

Matched Categories

1. • Biology
   • Classification
   • Hierarchy
   • Systematics

How to pronounce taxonomy?

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How to say taxonomy in sign language?

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of taxonomy in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

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   The numerical value of taxonomy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of taxonomy in a Sentence

1. Marianne Nyegaard:

   The new species managed to evade discovery for nearly three centuries by ‘hiding’ in a messy history of sunfish taxonomy, partially because they are so difficult to preserve and study, even for natural history museums, that is why we named it Mola tecta (the Hoodwinker Sunfish), derived from the Latin tectus, meaning disguised or hidden.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=taxonomy
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Taxonomy
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/taxonomy
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=taxonomy