taxonomic
adjective/ˌtæksəˈnɒmɪk/
Frequency rank: #14,416 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
relating to the science of identifying, naming, and classifying organisms into ordered groups.
Example sentence
Scientists use taxonomic classification to organize living things into groups based on shared characteristics.
Synonyms & related words
- classificatory
- categorical
- systematic
- biological
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