scientific taxonomy en · NOUN
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The application of systematic and standardized methods used to classify organisms.
Folk-taxonomies often are at variance with scientific taxonomies, even in cultures that have cultivated the scientific analysis of plants, animals, colors, and other taxonomized phenomena.
2003, Earl R. Anderson, Folk-taxonomies in Early English, page 24:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| scientific taxonomies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |