n. 1 the science of the classification of living and extinct organisms. 2 the practice of this. taxonomic adj. taxonomical adj. taxonomically adv. taxonomist n.
[ F taxonomie (as TAXIS, Gk -nomia distribution) ]
TAXONOMY
Meaning of TAXONOMY in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012