English Explanatory Dictionary

taxonomy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The science, technique, or process used to make a classification.
  2. A classification; especially, a classification in a hierarchical system.
  3. The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

Pronunciation

/tækˈsɒn.ə.mi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-taxonomy.wav /tækˈsɑ.nə.mi/ /tækˈsɔn.ə.mi/ /tɛkˈsɒn.ə.mi/ [tɛkˈsɔ̟n.ə.mi]

Word forms

taxonomy taxonomies

Etymology

Borrowed from French taxonomie. By surface analysis, taxo- + -nomy.

Synonyms

taxonomics alpha taxonomy biotaxonomy

Derived words

alpha taxonomy beta taxonomy biotaxonomy chemotaxonomy cross-taxonomy cybertaxonomy cytotaxonomy ethnotaxonomy Flynn's taxonomy folk taxonomy gamma taxonomy ichnotaxonomy morphotaxonomy numerical taxonomy palynotaxonomy parataxonomy phylotaxonomy pseudotaxonomy scientific taxonomy subtaxonomy supertaxonomy syntaxonomy taxon taxonomic zootaxonomy
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