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taxonomy |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Taxonomy \Tax*on"o*my\ (-m[y^]), n. [Gr. ta`xis an arrangement, order + no`mos a law.] That division of the natural sciences which treats of the classification of animals and plants; the laws or principles of classification. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: taxonomy n 1: a classification of organisms into groups based on similarities of structure or origin etc 2: (biology) study of the general principles of scientific classification 3: practice of classifying plants and animals according to their presumed natural relationships
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