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taxonomy

noun

Practice of classifying plants and animals according to their presumed natural relationships

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Word length
8
Starts with
T
Ends with
Y
Contains
AX
Scrabble score
20
CEFR level
C1

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Pronunciation

tækˈsɒnəmi

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noun

  1. Practice of classifying plants and animals according to their presumed natural relationships

noun

  1. (biology) study of the general principles of scientific classification

noun

  1. A classification of organisms into groups based on similarities of structure or origin etc

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