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- pronunciation:
- taek
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
in biology, the system of classifying plants and animals by grouping them into categories according to their similarities.
"Phylum" and "class" fall below "kingdom" in the taxonomy of animals.- similar words:
- classification
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| definition 2: |
an organization of items into leveled groups and categories.
Grammarians developed a taxonomy of sentence types. |
| definition 3: |
the science of classification.
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| related words: |
classification |
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| derivations: |
taxonomic (adj.), taxonomically (adv.), taxonomist (n.) |
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