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taxonomy

[tak-son-uh-mee] / tækˈsɒn ə mi /




NOUN
scientific classification
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"Recent fossil discoveries and advances in evolutionary and genetic analysis make this an ideal time to reconsider whether our traditional taxonomy still accurately reflects human evolution," Dr. Towle said.

From Science Daily Aug. 20, 2026

This is also where marinated beans diverge from bean salad, at least in my personal taxonomy.

From Salon Jun. 16, 2026

The old taxonomy still applies: people, process and technology.

From MarketWatch May 27, 2026

A decided positivism—the painstaking naturalism of the pre-Darwinian life sciences, with their attention to the taxonomy, function and illustration of biological forms—made itself felt in his work habits and in his meticulous drawings.

From The Wall Street Journal May 1, 2026

The reigning discipline in biology was taxonomy, an elaborate attempt to classify and subclassify all living things into distinct categories: Kingdoms, Phylae, Classes, Orders, Families, Genera, and Species.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

“The Murder Game” proliferates taxonomies of its own, which often overlap and can become repetitive, especially when the same material is repeated across different chapters.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 20, 2026

Classical music doesn’t conform to the straightforward artist/album/song taxonomies of most streaming services.

From Washington Post Apr. 26, 2023

However, this is only likely to happen in stages from 2023 given there are no global taxonomies or rules on what constitute sustainable investments.

From Reuters Dec. 20, 2022

There are also broader metaverse-related taxonomies like one from game designer Raph Koster, who draws a distinction between “online worlds,” “multiverses,” and “metaverses.”

From The Verge Oct. 4, 2021

Zhao’s films have no use for conventional labels or taxonomies; they slip fluidly between myriad registers of cinematic engagement.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 25, 2021




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