taxonomy

taxonomy
[takˈsɒnəmi]
noun
  1. [mass noun](chiefly Biology)the branch of science concerned with classification, especially of organisms; systematics
    (主生)(尤指生物)分类学;分类法
    ■the classification of something, especially organisms
    (尤指生物)分类
    the taxonomy of these fossils.
    这些化石的分类。
    ■[count noun]a scheme of classification
    分类法
    a taxonomy of smells.
    气味的分类法。
派生
taxonomic
[-səˈnɒmɪk]
adjective
taxonomical
adjective
taxonomically
adverb
taxonomist
noun
语源
  1. early 19th cent.: coined in French from Greek taxis 'arrangement' + -nomia 'distribution'
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