taxonomic

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/ˌtæksəˈnɒmɪk/

adjective

Of or relating to taxonomy.

Less commonScrabble 20

Meanings

adjectivetaxonomic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or relating to taxonomy.
    1 more example

    With fresh material, taxonomic conclusions are leavened by recognition that the material examined reflects the site it occupied; a herbarium packet gives one only a small fraction of the data desirable for sound conclusions. Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get[…]

    1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page vii

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof or relating to taxonomy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchtaxonomique
  2. Englishtaxonomic

From taxonomy + -ic, after French taxonomique.

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Translations

Afrikaans taksonomies
  • taksonomiesof, or relating to taxonomy
Catalan taxonòmic
  • taxonòmicof, or relating to taxonomy
Finnish taksonominen
  • taksonominenof, or relating to taxonomy
French taxonomique
  • taxonomiqueof, or relating to taxonomy
German taxonomisch
  • taxonomischof, or relating to taxonomy
Greek ταξινομικός
  • ταξινομικός (taxinomikós)of, or relating to taxonomy
Italian tassonomico
  • tassonomicoof, or relating to taxonomy
Polish taksonomiczny
  • taksonomicznyof, or relating to taxonomy
Portuguese taxonômico
  • taxonômicoof, or relating to taxonomy
Romanian taxonomic
  • taxonomicof, or relating to taxonomy
Russian таксономический
  • таксономический (taksonomičeskij)of, or relating to taxonomy
Spanish taxonómico
  • taxonómicoof, or relating to taxonomy

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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