Taxonomy

What do we mean by taxonomy?

The classification and naming of organisms in an ordered system that is intended to indicate natural relationships, especially evolutionary relationships. noun

The science, laws, or principles of classification. noun

An ordered arrangement of groups or categories. noun

The laws and principles of taxology, or their application to the classifying of objects of natural history; that department of science which treats of classification; the practice of classifying according to certain principles. noun

That division of the natural sciences which treats of the classification of animals and plants, primarily by consideration of their natural relationships with respect to their structure or genetic origin; the laws or principles of classification; systematics. noun

A systematic arrangement of objects or concepts showing the relations between them, especially one including a hierarchical arrangement of types in which categories of objects are classified as subtypes of more abstract categories, starting from one or a small number of top categories, and descending to more specific types through an arbitrary number of levels. An ontology usually contains a taxonomy as one of the important principles of organization. noun

The science or the technique used to make a classification. noun

A classification; especially, a classification in a hierarchical system. noun

The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms. noun

(biology) study of the general principles of scientific classification noun

Practice of classifying plants and animals according to their presumed natural relationships noun

A classification of organisms into groups based on similarities of structure or origin etc noun

The science or the technique used to make a classification.

A classification; especially, a classification in a hierarchical system.

The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

Words that are spelled similarly to taxonomy:
taxonomy, taxonomic, toponomy, taphonomy, theonomy, taxology, axotomy, taxonomer.

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Adjectives that are often used to describe taxonomy:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective taxonomy:
based, class, aster, grass, level.

Words that sound like taxonomy:
taxonomy, taxonomies, taxonomic, taxonomist, taximan, tax income, tsunami, taxman, taxmen, texana, toponomy.