Linnaean en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Linnaeus + -an. After Carolus Linnaeus (1707–1778), Swedish naturalist who helped to standardize biological nomenclature.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Of or relating to Carolus Linnaeus, Swedish naturalist, either personally or in a wider sense, to the era influenced by him.
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(not-comparable) Of or relating to the binomial nomenclature originated by him
Nowhere was the victory of Linnaeanism more complete than in Britain. When William Hudson's Flora Anglica, organized in the Linnaean manner, appeared in 1762, it displaced all previous floras.
2000, Daniel R. Headrick, When Information Came of Age, page 26:
- (not-comparable) Relating to the nomenclature Codes that have their starting point in a work by Linnaeus or are derived from such a Code. This includes the idea of a ranked taxonomy, which was not initiated by Linnaeus.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linæan | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Linean | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Linnæan | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Linnean | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (11)
pt lineano (of or relating to the binomial nomenclature) · fi linnéläinen (of or relating to the binomial nomenclature) · sv linneansk (of or relating to the binomial nomenclature) · pt lineano (of or relating to Carolus Linnaeus) · pt linneano (of or relating to Carolus Linnaeus) · fi linnéläinen (of or relating to Carolus Linnaeus) · fi Linnén (of or relating to the binomial nomenclature) · fi Linnén (of or relating to Carolus Linnaeus) · pt linneano (of or relating to the binomial nomenclature) · ca linneà (of or relating to Carolus Linnaeus) · sv linneansk (of or relating to Carolus Linnaeus)