Lin ‧ nae ‧ us, Ca ‧ ro ‧ lus /lɪˈniːəs, -ˈneɪ-, kæˈrəʊləs/ BrE AmE
(1707–78) a Swedish ↑ botanist (=a scientist who studies plants) who invented the system, called the Linnaean System, by which plants and animals are put into groups according to their ↑ genus (=general type) and ↑ species (=particular type)