Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to taxonomy.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to taxonomy; classificatory; systematic or methodical, as an arrangement of objects of natural history in order: as, taxonomic views; the taxonomic rank of a group.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Pertaining to, or involving, taxonomy, or the laws and principles of classification; classificatory.
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- adjective Of, or relating to
taxonomy .
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- adjective of or relating to taxonomy
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Pffft. Everybody knows the real fame is in taxonomic designations.
Archive 2007-03-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2007
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Pffft. Everybody knows the real fame is in taxonomic designations.
Appellation spring Matthew Guerrieri 2007
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An expedition in the early 1950s gathered much information, mainly taxonomic, which is available in a series of publications.
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The first, usually called taxonomic inference, is the most simple.
Archive 2004-12-01 Chris 2004
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The first, usually called taxonomic inference, is the most simple.
Reasoning: Analogical Reasoning and Category-based Inducation Chris 2004
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He possessed what scientists call the taxonomic eye, an inherent capacity to detect variation at a glance.
One River Wade Davis 1996
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He possessed what scientists call the taxonomic eye, an inherent capacity to detect variation at a glance.
One River Wade Davis 1996
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The database also has an improved system for making sure that information such as taxonomic names and DNA sequence IDs match those found in other sources.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Adults 'concepts fall into a wide variety of abstract representations, such as taxonomic hierarchies, kinship systems, and legal definitions.
Release The Hounds danamcdonald 2010
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The DSM Eating Disorder Work Group is engaged in a kind of taxonomic spring-cleaning feng shui as it's trying to clear out some overflowing clutter from the so-called NOS (Not Otherwise Specified) category - which, for all intents and purposes, serves as a diagnostic waste basket.
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