Meaning | A biologist who specializes in the classification of organisms into groups on the basis of their structure and origin and behavior. |
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Synonyms | taxonomer, systematist |
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Narrower | lumper | A taxonomist who classifies organisms into large groups on the basis of major characteristics / characteristics |
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splitter, divider | A taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics / characteristics |
Broader | biologist, life scientist | (biology) a scientist who studies living organisms |
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Spanish | taxonomer |
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Catalan | taxonomista |
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Nouns | taxonomy | practice of classifying plants and animals according to their presumed natural relationships |
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taxonomy | (biology) study of the general principles of scientific classification |
taxonomy | a classification of organisms into groups based on similarities of structure or origin / origin etc |