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Taxonomy - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Taxonomy : (noun)
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
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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