Linnean

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A form of Linnaean — Of or relating to Carolus Linnaeus, Swedish naturalist, either personally or in a wider sense, to the era influenced by him.

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Meanings

adjectiveLinnean (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of Linnaean.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof or relating to Linnaeus or to the system of taxonomic classification that Linnaeus proposed

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. SwedishLinné
  2. EnglishLinnean

From Linne + -ean, with Linne in turn being from Swedish Linné.

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Cite this entry
APA

Linnean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Linnean

MLA

“Linnean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Linnean. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Linnean,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Linnean.

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