HyperDic: taxonomist

English > 1 sense of the word taxonomist:
NOUNperson taxonomist, taxonomer, systematista biologist who specializes in the classification of organisms into groups on the basis of their structure and origin and behavior
English > taxonomist: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningA biologist who specializes in the classification of organisms into groups on the basis of their structure and origin and behavior.
Synonymstaxonomer, systematist
NarrowerlumperA taxonomist who classifies organisms into large groups on the basis of major characteristics / characteristics
splitter, dividerA taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics / characteristics
Broaderbiologist, life scientist(biology) a scientist who studies living organisms
Spanishtaxonomer
Catalantaxonomista
Nounstaxonomypractice of classifying plants and animals according to their presumed natural relationships
taxonomy(biology) study of the general principles of scientific classification
taxonomya classification of organisms into groups based on similarities of structure or origin / origin etc

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