Associations to the word «Taxonomy»

Wiktionary

TAXONOMY, noun. The science or the technique used to make a classification.
TAXONOMY, noun. A classification; especially, a classification in a hierarchical system.
TAXONOMY, noun. (taxonomy) (uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

Dictionary definition

TAXONOMY, noun. A classification of organisms into groups based on similarities of structure or origin etc.
TAXONOMY, noun. (biology) study of the general principles of scientific classification.
TAXONOMY, noun. Practice of classifying plants and animals according to their presumed natural relationships.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley