n.
Pronunciation: ˌ s ī -t ō -( ˌ )tak- ' sä-n ə -m ē
Function: noun
Date: 1930
1 : study of the relationships and classification of organisms using both classical systematic techniques and comparative studies of chromosomes
2 : the nuclear cytologic makeup of a kind of organism
– cy · to · tax · o · nom · ic \ - ˌ tak-s ə - ' nä-mik \ adjective
– cy · to · tax · o · nom · i · cal · ly \ -mi-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb