artificial system
Biology and Taxonomy
noun
A system of classification designed primarily for pragmatic reasons rather than correspondence to natural affinities or essential characteristics.
Origin
Mid 18th century.
- opinion piece
- opinion poll
- opinion polling
- opinion pollster
- opinion survey
- opinion trade
- opinious
- opioid
- opiomania
- O. Pip
- opisometer
- opisthe
- opisthion
- opistho-
- opisthobranch
- Opisthobranchia
- opisthobranchiate
- opisthocoelian
- opisthocoelous
- opisthodome
- opisthodomos
- opisthodomus
- opisthodont
- opisthogastric
- opisthoglyph