biosystematyn.
/ˌbʌɪə(ʊ)ˈsɪstᵻməti/, U.S. /ˌbaɪoʊˈsɪstəmədi/, /ˌbaɪoʊsɪˈstɛmədi/ Biology. Now rare.
= biosystematics n.
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the world > life > biology > taxonomy > [noun] > system of > specific system
maxillary system1826
tautonymy1892
cytotaxonomy1930
subtyping1937
biosystematy1941
biosystematics1943
chemotaxonomy1961
phenetics1963
morphometrics1965
pheneticism1970
1941 W. H. Camp & C. L. Gilly in Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 28 Suppl. 18s/1 The third phase is a study in Biosystematy, wherein the population is given not only morphological and biogeographical consideration, but is also subjected to genetic analyses.
1963 E. Mayr Animal Species & Evol. xiv. 401 Two independent branches of biology,..orthodox taxonomy and..‘genecology’ or ‘biosystematy’.
1970 Taxon 19 183 ‘Biosystematy’ or ‘biosystematics’ as it is now called has to do with the biological systems of the species populations with which we are all concerned.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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