English Explanatory Dictionary

dichotomous key

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A written tool for identification of plants and animals. It is written as a sequence of paired questions, the choice of which determines the next pair of questions until a name or identification is reached.

Word forms

dichotomous key dichotomous keys

Synonyms

identification key

Related words

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