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taxonomy /tax·on·o·my/ (tak-son´ah-me) the orderly classification of organisms into appropriate categories (taxa), with application of suitable and correct names.taxonom´ic

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numerical taxonomy  a method of classifying organisms solely on the basis of the number of shared phenotypic characters, each character usually being given equal weight; used primarily in bacteriology.

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tax·on·o·my (tk-sn-m)

n.

1. The classification of organisms in an ordered system that indicates natural relationships.

2. The science, laws, or principles of classification; systematics.

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taxo·nomic (-s-nk), taxo·nomi·cal (--kl) adj.

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taxonomy

[takson′əmē]

Etymology: Gk, taxis, arrangement, nomos, rule

a system for classifying organisms according to their natural relationships on the basis of such common factors as embryology, structure, or physiologic chemistry. The system has seven main levels, or taxa, each more comprehensive than those below it: kingdom, phylum (or division), class, order, family, genus, and species. Humans are members of the species Homo sapiens, of the genus Homo, in the family Hominidae in the order Primates, in the class Mammalia, in the phylum Chordata, in the kingdom Animalia. taxonomic, adj.

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taxonomy (ta·ksôˑ·n·mē),

n 1., any specialized method of classifying objects or events.
2., scientific system used to classify living organisms.

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taxonomy (takson´mē),

n a system for classifying organisms on the basis of natural relationships and assigning them appropriate names.

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taxonomy

the orderly classification of organisms into appropriate categories (taxa), with application of suitable and correct names.

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numerical taxonomy

a method of classifying organisms solely on the basis of the number of shared phenotypic characters, each character usually being given equal weight; used primarily in bacteriology.