scientific taxonomies
scientific taxonomies is the plural of scientific taxonomy.
Meaning of scientific taxonomy
Noun
scientific taxonomy (countable and uncountable, plural scientific taxonomies)
- The application of systematic and standardized methods used to classify organisms.
- Folk-taxonomies often are at variance with scientific taxonomies, even in cultures that have cultivated the scientific analysis of plants, animals, colors, and other taxonomized phenomena.2003, Earl R. Anderson, Folk-taxonomies in Early English, page 24
Questions about scientific taxonomies
- What is scientific taxonomies the plural of?
- Scientific taxonomies is the plural of scientific taxonomy.
Words near scientific taxonomies in the dictionary
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