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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

dichotomous key en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. A written tool for identification of plants and animals. It is written as a sequence of paired questions, the choice of which determines the next pair of questions until a name or identification is reached.

Forms

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dichotomous keys Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

field guide · couplet

Synonyms

identification key