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taxonomist
tax·on·o·my T0065400 (tăk-sŏn′ə-mē)n. pl. tax·on·o·mies 1. The classification and naming of organisms in an ordered system that is intended to indicate natural relationships, especially evolutionary relationships.2. The science, laws, or principles of classification.3. An ordered arrangement of groups or categories: a taxonomy of literary genres.
[French taxonomie : Greek taxis, arrangement; see taxis + -nomie, method (from Greek -nomiā; see -nomy).]
tax·on′o·mist n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | taxonomist - a biologist who specializes in the classification of organisms into groups on the basis of their structure and origin and behaviorsystematist, taxonomerbiologist, life scientist - (biology) a scientist who studies living organismslumper - a taxonomist who classifies organisms into large groups on the basis of major characteristicsdivider, splitter - a taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics |
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Related to taxonomist: taxonomicSynonyms for taxonomistnoun a biologist who specializes in the classification of organisms into groups on the basis of their structure and origin and behaviorSynonymsRelated Words- biologist
- life scientist
- lumper
- divider
- splitter
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