Antonyms for taxonomy

Grammar : Noun

Spell : tak-son-uh-mee

Phonetic Transcription : tækˈsɒn ə mi

Definition of taxonomy

Origin : 1828, from French taxonomie (1813), introduced by Linnæus and coined irregularly from Greek taxis "arrangement" (see taxidermy) + -nomia "method," from -nomos "managing," from nemein "manage" (see numismatics).

As in nomenclature : noun vocabulary
As in botany : noun study of plants
As in scientific classification : noun scheme for ordering things
As in classification : noun categorization

Example sentences :

"Taxonomy" does not appear to me so dreadful a word as it does to Veblen.
Extract from : « The Value of Money » by Benjamin M. Anderson, Jr.

Taxonomy of the chipmunks, Eutamias quadrivittatus and Eutamias umbrinus.
Extract from : « Check-list of the Birds of Kansas » by Harrison B Tordoff

Geographic distribution and taxonomy of the chipmunks of Wyoming.
Extract from : « Check-list of the Birds of Kansas » by Harrison B Tordoff

Taxonomy, the part of botany which treats of classification.
Extract from : « The Elements of Botany » by Asa Gray

Probably few of our readers have considered the taxonomy of riddles.
Extract from : « A Little Book of Filipino Riddles » by Various

Taxonomy and distribution of the horned lizards genus Phrynosoma.
Extract from : « The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacn, Mxico » by William E. Duellman

References to works dealing with the taxonomy and geographical distribution of scorpions are given at the end of this article .
Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 » by Various

The features of external morphology that were studied in connection with the taxonomy of the genus Smilisca are discussed below.
Extract from : « Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca » by William E. Duellman

Distribution and taxonomy of fishes in the Mackenzie drainage of British Columbia.
Extract from : « Geographic Variation in the North American Cyprinid Fish, Hybopsis gracilis » by Leonard J. Olund

A review of the taxonomy of these populations is beyond the scope of this paper.
Extract from : « The Systematics of the Frogs of the Hyla Rubra Group in Middle America » by Juan R. Len

Synonyms for taxonomy

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