Taxonomic
adjective
Related to the science of classifying living things.
The taxonomic arrangement of fauna species in the area was crucial for ecological study

Often appears as...
- taxonomic classification
- taxonomic rank
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Academic
adjective
Related to the science of classifying living things.
The taxonomic arrangement of fauna species in the area was crucial for ecological study

Often appears as...
- taxonomic classification
- taxonomic rank
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
Definition 1 of 1

Academic Field
Used mainly in scientific contexts, such as biology and ecology, to discuss organism classification.

Her taxonomic research on beetles led to the discovery of a new species.
Not Everyday Speech
It's a specialized term, so it's not commonly used in daily conversation, except among scientists.

The term 'taxonomic' came up during our biology class discussion.
Hierarchy Implication
Implies a hierarchical structure in which living things are organized from general to specific.

Taxonomic classification begins with the domain and ends with the species.
Academic Field
Used mainly in scientific contexts, such as biology and ecology, to discuss organism classification.

Her taxonomic research on beetles led to the discovery of a new species.
Not Everyday Speech
It's a specialized term, so it's not commonly used in daily conversation, except among scientists.

The term 'taxonomic' came up during our biology class discussion.
Hierarchy Implication
Implies a hierarchical structure in which living things are organized from general to specific.

Taxonomic classification begins with the domain and ends with the species.
Academic Field
Used mainly in scientific contexts, such as biology and ecology, to discuss organism classification.

Her taxonomic research on beetles led to the discovery of a new species.
Not Everyday Speech
It's a specialized term, so it's not commonly used in daily conversation, except among scientists.

The term 'taxonomic' came up during our biology class discussion.
Hierarchy Implication
Implies a hierarchical structure in which living things are organized from general to specific.

Taxonomic classification begins with the domain and ends with the species.
Video examples
Hangout: Global Snapshot...
it's in your back yard that it's still an important animal it should be celebrated and someone else on the other side of the world might find an incredibly interesting good point and their people also realize that there's your new species so many things yet to be discovered i think people there's particular taxonomic groups where we do
Video examples
"Ugliest Dolphin"...
coast and is said to be the most recent dolphin species to be reclassified under a different taxonomic name it may be the world's ugliest dolphin some people have said that but to those of us that have seen them but you know I'm just absolutely blown away by this creature they are absolutely endearing like many
Video examples
Margaret Wertheim: The...
when we deviated from that and made embellishments to the code, the models immediately started to look more natural. And all of our contributors, who are an amazing collection of people around the world, do their own embellishments. As it were, we have this ever-evolving, crochet taxonomic tree of life.
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The beautiful math of...
and all of our contributors who are amazing collection of people around the world do their own embellishments and as it were we have this ever-evolving crochet taxonomic tree of life and just as the morphology and the complexity of life on Earth is never-ending little embellishments and
Video examples
Paul Snelgrove: A census...
And the limiting step here wasn't the unknown diversity of life, but rather the taxonomic specialists who can identify and catalog these species that became the limiting step. They, in fact, are an endangered species themselves. There are actually four to five new species
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Emma Marris: Are wild...
like, the flourishing of a human -- But to think about a flourishing of an animal is a little more complicated. But I do think that for many animals, especially animals that are close to us on the taxonomic tree of life, like chimpanzees and other large mammals,
Video examples
Everest Biology - Life...
up here than meets the eye at first glance that's for sure when we get back to the lab we'll do analysis combined with reaching out to local experts like entomologists and botanists to be able to identify all the species at the taxonomic level
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Safari Live - Day 325 PIPE...
sub water sorry sorry sub waters the true supporters and carnivore is the class Mammalia while we're going off the taxonomic tree there okay so everything has gone behind the car coming around
Video examples
What is the Smallest...
cells bacteria come in many shapes and forms and are not actually animals or plants instead sitting in their own unique taxonomic Kingdom compared to the cells
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 7 PIPE...
got changed over there into the cat sub order in the whole taxonomic grouping so I think that's why you can actually call them pups or cubs but suppose
Video examples
Hangout: Global Snapshot...
it's in your back yard that it's still an important animal it should be celebrated and someone else on the other side of the world might find an incredibly interesting good point and their people also realize that there's your new species so many things yet to be discovered i think people there's particular taxonomic groups where we do
Video examples
"Ugliest Dolphin"...
coast and is said to be the most recent dolphin species to be reclassified under a different taxonomic name it may be the world's ugliest dolphin some people have said that but to those of us that have seen them but you know I'm just absolutely blown away by this creature they are absolutely endearing like many
Video examples
Margaret Wertheim: The...
when we deviated from that and made embellishments to the code, the models immediately started to look more natural. And all of our contributors, who are an amazing collection of people around the world, do their own embellishments. As it were, we have this ever-evolving, crochet taxonomic tree of life.
Video examples
The beautiful math of...
and all of our contributors who are amazing collection of people around the world do their own embellishments and as it were we have this ever-evolving crochet taxonomic tree of life and just as the morphology and the complexity of life on Earth is never-ending little embellishments and
Video examples
Paul Snelgrove: A census...
And the limiting step here wasn't the unknown diversity of life, but rather the taxonomic specialists who can identify and catalog these species that became the limiting step. They, in fact, are an endangered species themselves. There are actually four to five new species
Video examples
Emma Marris: Are wild...
like, the flourishing of a human -- But to think about a flourishing of an animal is a little more complicated. But I do think that for many animals, especially animals that are close to us on the taxonomic tree of life, like chimpanzees and other large mammals,
Video examples
Everest Biology - Life...
up here than meets the eye at first glance that's for sure when we get back to the lab we'll do analysis combined with reaching out to local experts like entomologists and botanists to be able to identify all the species at the taxonomic level
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 325 PIPE...
sub water sorry sorry sub waters the true supporters and carnivore is the class Mammalia while we're going off the taxonomic tree there okay so everything has gone behind the car coming around
Video examples
What is the Smallest...
cells bacteria come in many shapes and forms and are not actually animals or plants instead sitting in their own unique taxonomic Kingdom compared to the cells
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 7 PIPE...
got changed over there into the cat sub order in the whole taxonomic grouping so I think that's why you can actually call them pups or cubs but suppose
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Quote examples
George Gaylord Simpson
American Scientist
Darwin recognized the fact that paleontology then seemed to provide evidence against rather for evolution in general or the gradual origin of taxonomic categories in particular.

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J. Philippe Rushton
Canadian Psychologist
Those objecting to the concept of race argue that the taxonomic definitions are arbitrary and subjective.

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George Gaylord Simpson
American Scientist
Darwin recognized the fact that paleontology then seemed to provide evidence against rather for evolution in general or the gradual origin of taxonomic categories in particular.

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J. Philippe Rushton
Canadian Psychologist
Those objecting to the concept of race argue that the taxonomic definitions are arbitrary and subjective.

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