Linnaean

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/lɪˈneɪ.ən//lɪˈniː.ən/

adjective

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

adjectiveLinnaean (not comparable)

alternative Linnean · alternative Linean · alternative Linnæan · alternative Linæan

  1. not comparablebiologyOf or relating to Carolus Linnaeus, Swedish naturalist, either personally or in a wider sense, to the era influenced by him.
  2. not comparablebiologyOf or relating to the binomial nomenclature originated by him

    Nowhere was the victory of Linnaeanism more complete than in Britain. When William Hudson's Flora Anglica, organized in the Linnaean manner, appeared in 1762, it displaced all previous floras.

    2000, Daniel R. Headrick, When Information Came of Age, page 26
  3. not comparableRelating to the nomenclature Codes that have their starting point in a work by Linnaeus or are derived from such a Code. This includes the idea of a ranked taxonomy, which was not initiated by Linnaeus.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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Linnean

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Origin

From Linnaeus + -an. After Carolus Linnaeus (1707–1778), Swedish naturalist who helped to standardize biological nomenclature.

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Translations

Catalan linneà
  • linneàof or relating to Carolus Linnaeus
Finnish linnéläinen, Linnén
  • linnéläinenof or relating to Carolus Linnaeus
  • Linnénof or relating to Carolus Linnaeus
  • linnéläinenof or relating to the binomial nomenclature
  • Linnénof or relating to the binomial nomenclature
Portuguese lineano, linneano
  • lineanoof or relating to Carolus Linnaeus
  • linneanoof or relating to Carolus Linnaeus
  • lineanoof or relating to the binomial nomenclature
  • linneanoof or relating to the binomial nomenclature
Swedish linneansk, linneansk
  • linneanskof or relating to Carolus Linnaeus
  • linneanskof or relating to the binomial nomenclature

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Linnaean

MayancrayonGhanaianParaguayanMalayanDanaanclayenglobothalameanLittréanMallarméan
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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