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Linnaean nomenclature

Linnaean nomenclature noun: the current taxonomic nomenclature in biology, as governed by the ICBN, ICZN and ICNB, and which accepts the work by Linnaeus as a starting point (except for specified groups and ranks).

Noun

Linnaean nomenclature (uncountable)

  1. The current taxonomic nomenclature in biology, as governed by the ICBN, ICZN and ICNB, and which accepts the work by Linnaeus as a starting point (except for specified groups and ranks).

Origin of Linnaean nomenclature

Introduced deliberately (c. 2000) by proponents of the PhyloCode as a pejorative term, to suggest age and obsolescence: a nomenclature due to be supplemented or replaced by nomenclature governed by the PhyloCode.

Questions about Linnaean nomenclature

What does Linnaean nomenclature mean?
Linnaean nomenclature means the current taxonomic nomenclature in biology, as governed by the ICBN, ICZN and ICNB, and which accepts the work by Linnaeus as a starting point (except for specified groups and ranks).
What part of speech is Linnaean nomenclature?
Linnaean nomenclature is a noun.

Words near Linnaean nomenclature in the dictionary

  1. Linmodems
  2. linn
  3. Linn County
  4. Linna
  5. Linnaean
  6. Linnaean nomenclature
  7. Linnaeanism
  8. linnaeite
  9. linnaeites
  10. Linnaeus
  11. Linnaeus's two-toed sloth

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