taxonomy
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Zhang began exploring the idea several years ago after noticing that many taxonomy studies were uncovering genetically distinct species that were visually indistinguishable.
From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026
“We need to work out a clear taxonomy and stick within our lanes when it comes to enforcement,” said Selig.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026
In “If I Go,” Thompson-Hernández scraps the three-act structure for something more novelistic, a risk that a lesser director might have fumbled but one he turns into a profound taxonomy on grace.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026
He is now widely regarded as the founder of modern taxonomy after introducing the binomial naming system and formally describing more than 10,000 species of plants and animals.
From Science Daily • Dec. 24, 2025
Within Lydia’s taxonomy of crushes are innumerable subspecies, most of which contain no romantic element whatsoever.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
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