taxonomic

[tak-son-uh-mee]

tax·on·o·my

[tak-son-uh-mee]
noun, plural tax·on·o·mies.
1.
the science or technique of classification.
2.
a classification into ordered categories: a proposed taxonomy of educational objectives.
3.
Biology. the science dealing with the description, identification, naming, and classification of organisms.

Origin:
1805–15; French taxonomie. See taxo-, -nomy

tax·o·nom·ic [tak-suh-nom-ik] , tax·o·nom·i·cal, adjective
tax·o·nom·i·cal·ly, adverb
tax·on·o·mist, tax·on·o·mer, noun
non·tax·o·nom·ic, adjective
non·tax·o·nom·i·cal, adjective
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non·tax·o·nom·i·cal·ly, adverb
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Taxonomic is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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taxonomy (tækˈsɒnəmɪ)
 
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 + -nomy]
 
taxonomic
 
adj
 
taxo'nomical
 
adj
 
taxo'nomically
 
adv
 
tax'onomist
 
n
 
tax'onomer
 
n

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taxonomic tax·o·nom·ic (tāk'sə-nŏm'ĭk) or tax·o·nom·i·cal (-ĭ-kəl)
adj.
Of or relating to taxonomy.

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