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noun (taxonom, ies)
- (context, systematics, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.
- The classification in a hierarchical system.
Etymology: From (term, sc=Grek, , tr=taxis, , arrangement, order, lang=el) + (term, sc=Grek, -, tr=-nomia, , method, lang=el), from (term, sc=Grek, , tr=-nomos, , law, managing, lang=el) from (term, sc=Grek, , tr=nemein, , manage, lang=el).
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