Taxonomic

//ˌtæksəˈnɒmɪk// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to taxonomy. not-comparable

    "With fresh material, taxonomic conclusions are leavened by recognition that the material examined reflects the site it occupied; a herbarium packet gives one only a small fraction of the data desirable for sound conclusions. Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get[…]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to taxonomy wordnet

Synonyms

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binomialcategoricalcharacteristicdefiningdifferentialdistinctive

Example

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"We use a system called the 'Linnaean Taxonomic' to class organisms into groups."

Etymology

From taxonomy + -ic, after French taxonomique.

Related phrases

hypothetical taxonomic unitoperational taxonomic unittaxonomic inflationtaxonomic nametaxonomic synonymtaxonomic system

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