Taxonomy

/tæksˈɒnəmi/

/ˌtækˈsɔnəˌmi/

Taxonomy

the systematic classification of plants and animals, based on their shared characteristics and evolutionary relationships

(biology) study of the general principles of scientific classification

a classification of organisms into groups based on similarities of structure or origin etc

Examples

1. Taxonomy includes the naming and classification of species.

2. Do you create taxonomies?

3. Like, make a little taxonomy.

4. And of course, taxonomy can really affect researchers, too.