Etymology

biotaxy

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Today it means: The classification of living organisms according to their structural character; taxonomy. Full definition →

Ancient Greek τάξις
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτάξις“arrangement”
  2. English todaybiotaxy

From bio- + Ancient Greek τάξις (táxis, “arrangement”) + -y.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekτάξις all →

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