2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Taxonomy \Tax*on"o*my\ (-m[y^]), n. [Gr. ta`xis an arrangement,
order + no`mos a law.]
That division of the natural sciences which treats of the
classification of animals and plants; the laws or principles
of classification.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
taxonomy
n 1: a classification of organisms into groups based on
similarities of structure or origin etc
2: (biology) study of the general principles of scientific
classification
3: practice of classifying plants and animals according to
their presumed natural relationships
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