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Linnaean

/lɪˈneɪ.ən/

Linnaean adjective: of or relating to Carolus Linnaeus, Swedish naturalist, either personally or in a wider sense, to the era influenced by him.

Adjective

Linnaean (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to Carolus Linnaeus, Swedish naturalist, either personally or in a wider sense, to the era influenced by him.
  2. Of or relating to the binomial nomenclature originated by him
    • Nowhere was the victory of Linnaeanism more complete than in Britain. When William Hudson's Flora Anglica, organized in the Linnaean manner, appeared in 1762, it displaced all previous floras.2000, Daniel R. Headrick, When Information Came of Age, page 26
  3. Relating to the nomenclature Codes that have their starting point in a work by Linnaeus or are derived from such a Code. This includes the idea of a ranked taxonomy, which was not initiated by Linnaeus.

Forms of Linnaean

alternative formLinnean
alternative formLinean
alternative formLinnæan
alternative formLinæan

Origin of Linnaean

From Linnaeus + -an. After Carolus Linnaeus (1707–1778), Swedish naturalist who helped to standardize biological nomenclature.

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Questions about Linnaean

What does Linnaean mean?
Linnaean means of or relating to Carolus Linnaeus, Swedish naturalist, either personally or in a wider sense, to the era influenced by him.
What part of speech is Linnaean?
Linnaean is an adjective.
How do you pronounce Linnaean?
Linnaean is pronounced /lɪˈneɪ.ən/.

Words near Linnaean in the dictionary

  1. Linmodem
  2. Linmodems
  3. linn
  4. Linn County
  5. Linna
  6. Linnaean
  7. Linnaean nomenclature
  8. Linnaeanism
  9. linnaeite
  10. linnaeites
  11. Linnaeus

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