taxonomy as a noun: - 1
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taxonomy
noun
1 taxonomy
A classification of organisms into groups based on similarities of structure or origin etc.
Roget 357:
organized world,
organized nature;
living nature,
animated nature;
living beings;
organic remains,
fossils.
protoplasm,
cytoplasm,
protein;
albumen;
structure
etc.
329;
organization,
organism.
[Science of living beings]
biology;
natural history,
organic chemistry,
anatomy,
physiology;
zoology
etc.
368;
botany;
microbiology,
virology,
bacteriology,
mycology
etc.
369;
naturalist.
archegenesis
etc.
(production)
161†;
antherozoid†,
bioplasm†,
biotaxy†,
chromosome,
dysmeromorph†;
ecology,
oecology;
erythroblast [Physio.],
gametangium†,
gamete,
germinal matter,
invagination [Biol.];
isogamy†,
oogamy†;
karyaster†;
macrogamete†,
microgamete†;
metabolism,
anabolism,
catabolism;
metaplasm†,
ontogeny,
ovary,
ovum,
oxidation,
phylogeny,
polymorphism,
protozoa,
spermary†,
spermatozoon,
trophoplasm†,
vacuole,
vertebration†,
zoogloea†,
zygote.
Darwinism,
neo-Darwinism,
Lamarkism,
neoLamarkism,
Weismannism.
morphology,
taxonomy.
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Roget 60:
arrangement;
plan
etc.
626;
preparation
etc.
673;
disposal,
disposition;
collocation,
allocation;
distribution;
sorting
etc.
v.;
assortment,
allotment,
apportionment,
taxis,
taxonomy,
syntaxis†,
graduation,
organization;
grouping;
tabulation.
analysis,
classification,
clustering,
division,
digestion.
[Result of arrangement]
digest;
synopsis
etc.
(compendium)
596;
syntagma [Gramm.],
table,
atlas;
file,
database;
register.
etc.
(record)
551;
organism,
architecture.
[Instrument for sorting]
sieve,
riddle,
screen,
sorter.
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Dutch: taxonomie
2 taxonomy
biology Study of the general principles of scientific classification.
Dutch: taxonomie
Polish: systematyka, taksonomia
3 taxonomy
Practice of classifying plants and animals according to their presumed natural relationships.
Dutch: taxonomie
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