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pseudotaxonomic en · ADJ

Etymology

From pseudo- + taxonomic or pseudotaxonomy + -ic.

Meanings

1. (uncommon) Falsely or artificially taxonomic.
   • In the absence of a sexual structure, however, these organisms remain in the fungi imperfecti (Deuteromycota)—a pseudotaxonomic repository for organisms with no known sexual state. 2002, Dexter H. Howard (editor), Pathogenic Fungi in Humans and Animals:
   • However, prey are usually assigned to broad taxonomic or pseudotaxonomic categories, which may not allow the subtleties of predator impacts to be interpreted. 1991, Peter F. Sale (editor), The Ecology of Fishes on Coral Reefs, page 159:
   • Similarly, Crisp & Weston (1993) found patterns of paedomorphosis in Telopea speciosissima to produce artifactual, 'pseudotaxonomic' patterns. 1994, National Herbarium of New South Wales, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney (contributor), Telopea, volume 6, numbers 1-3, page 97:

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