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pseudotaxonomy

pseudotaxonomy noun: a false or artificial taxonomy.

Noun

pseudotaxonomy (uncountable)

  1. (rare) A false or artificial taxonomy.
    • There are several varieties of regional medical programs. A pseudotaxonomy could be defined according to the site of control, the focus of the effort, the type of organization, its structure, the primary investment of money, and the source and type of core staff.1971, National Center for Health Services Research and Development, George J. Vlasak, Paul E. White (editors), Inter-organizational Research in Health, Conference Proceedings, page 76
    • ... pseudotaxonomy, is completely rejected. Hamshaw Thomas had already argued in print that fossils of flowering plants contradicted, or at best failed to confirm, the supposedly evolutionary arrangement of the higher plant taxa.1979, Stazione Zoologica di Napoli, History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences, Volume 17, page 234

Origin of pseudotaxonomy

From pseudo- + taxonomy.

Words formed from pseudotaxonomy

Questions about pseudotaxonomy

What does pseudotaxonomy mean?
Pseudotaxonomy means a false or artificial taxonomy.
What part of speech is pseudotaxonomy?
Pseudotaxonomy is a noun.

Words near pseudotaxonomy in the dictionary

  1. pseudotannin
  2. pseudotannins
  3. pseudotaraxasterol
  4. pseudotaxodont
  5. pseudotaxonomic
  6. pseudotaxonomy
  7. pseudotechnical
  8. pseudoteeth
  9. pseudoteguminal
  10. pseudotemperate
  11. pseudotemporal

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