Taxonomy Definition

taxonomy
noun
  1. a classification of organisms into groups based on similarities of structure or origin etc
  2. (biology) study of the general principles of scientific classification
  3. practice of classifying plants and animals according to their presumed natural relationships

"Taxonomy" in song lyrics

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  • "acanthocephala taxonomy"
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  • "utah plant identification taxonomy"
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  • "bloom's taxonomy"
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