tax·on·o·my
noun/tækˈsɒnəmi/
/tækˈsɑːnəmi/
(plural taxonomies)
- [uncountable] the scientific process of classifying things (= arranging them into groups)
分类学 - plant taxonomy
植物分类学
- plant taxonomy
- [countable] a particular system of classifying things
分类法；分类系统
Word Originearly 19th cent.: coined in French from Greek taxis ‘arrangement’ + -nomia ‘distribution’.
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- breed
- class
- classification
- genus
- hybrid
- kingdom
- order
- phylum
- species
- taxonomy