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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.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective of or relating to taxonomy

Etymologies

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From taxonomy +‎ -ic.

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Examples

  • Pffft. Everybody knows the real fame is in taxonomic designations.

    Archive 2007-03-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2007

  • Pffft. Everybody knows the real fame is in taxonomic designations.

    Appellation spring Matthew Guerrieri 2007

  • An expedition in the early 1950s gathered much information, mainly taxonomic, which is available in a series of publications.

    Garamba National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo 2008

  • The first, usually called taxonomic inference, is the most simple.

    Archive 2004-12-01 Chris 2004

  • The first, usually called taxonomic inference, is the most simple.

    Reasoning: Analogical Reasoning and Category-based Inducation Chris 2004

  • He possessed what scientists call the taxonomic eye, an inherent capacity to detect variation at a glance.

    One River Wade Davis 1996

  • He possessed what scientists call the taxonomic eye, an inherent capacity to detect variation at a glance.

    One River Wade Davis 1996

  • 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

  • Adults 'concepts fall into a wide variety of abstract representations, such as taxonomic hierarchies, kinship systems, and legal definitions.

    Release The Hounds danamcdonald 2010

  • 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.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com 2009

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