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taxonomy

[tak-son-uh-mee] / tækˈsɒn ə mi /




NOUN
scientific classification
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The project also demonstrated how effective coordinated taxonomy workshops can be, offering a faster and more collaborative approach to species discovery.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 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

Plainly, what’s needed is a taxonomy of AI slop: which manifestations are merely nuisances, which are actually entertaining, which are threats to social or political order.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

In the emerging taxonomy of eVTOLs, the BlackFly is known as a tilt-aircraft design.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 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