Pseudotaxonomic

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Falsely or artificially taxonomic. uncommon

    "However, prey are usually assigned to broad taxonomic or pseudotaxonomic categories, which may not allow the subtleties of predator impacts to be interpreted."

Example

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"However, prey are usually assigned to broad taxonomic or pseudotaxonomic categories, which may not allow the subtleties of predator impacts to be interpreted."

Etymology

From pseudo- + taxonomic or pseudotaxonomy + -ic.

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