taxo'nomical
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| —n | |
| 1. | a. the branch of biology concerned with the classification of organisms into groups based on similarities of structure, origin, etc |
| b. the practice of arranging organisms in this way | |
| 2. | the science or practice of classification |
| [C19: from French taxonomie, from Greek taxis order + | |
| taxonomic | |
| —adj | |
| taxo'nomical | |
| —adj | |
| taxo'nomically | |
| —adv | |
| tax'onomist | |
| —n | |
| tax'onomer | |
| —n | |
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Taxo'nomical
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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