Word Type

Noun

The word "taxonomy" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Coordinate Terms

nomenclature ontology

Defined As

science of grouping organisms

Derived Terms

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

Context

biology

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

assortment categorisation categorization classification compartmentalisation compartmentalization hierarchy schema scheme systematics

Type Of (IsA)

categorization conventional classification system hierarchy systematics

Related Terms

classification hierarchical organism science system technique

Similar Terms

class domain familia genus kingdom nomenclature ontology order phylum rank regnum species taxon terminology

Synonym Network

alpha taxonomy taxonomics

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.