taxonomy
pronunciation
How to pronounce taxonomy in British English:
UK [tækˈsɒnəmi]
How to pronounce taxonomy in American English:
US [tækˈsɑːnəmi]
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- Noun:
- a classification of organisms into groups based on similarities of structure or origin etc
- (biology) study of the general principles of scientific classification
- practice of classifying plants and animals according to their presumed natural relationships
Word Origin
- taxonomy (n.)
- "science of classification," 1819, from French taxonomie (1813), coined irregularly from Greek taxis "arrangement" (see tactics) + -nomia "method," from -nomos "managing," from nemein "manage" (see numismatic). Related: Taxonomic; taxonomist.
Example
- 1. That life is devoted to the taxonomy of indian frogs .
- 2. William vickrey first established the taxonomy of auction s based on the order in which the auction eer quotes prices and the bidders tender their bids .
- 3. Based on their intricate knowledge of taxonomy , the experts came up with educated guesses about numbers of known and unknown species in their own particular fields .
- 4. Outside taxonomy , no one is much up in arms about this , but perhaps we should be , because the ordering and naming of life is no esoteric science .
- 5. Taking an exact count of earth 's creatures may not seem like the most important task , but taxonomy , the science of discovering , describing and categorizing living things , is " the foundation for understanding life on this planet , " fisher said .