taxonomic inflation

noun

An increase in the number of species that is not caused by new discoveries, but by changes in the classification of existing organisms.

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Meanings

nountaxonomic inflation (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyAn increase in the number of species that is not caused by new discoveries, but by changes in the classification of existing organisms.
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APA

taxonomic inflation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taxonomic%20inflation

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“taxonomic inflation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taxonomic%20inflation. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “taxonomic inflation,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taxonomic%20inflation.

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