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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