Phrase Hound found 5 phrases and 25 compound words that contain taxonomy. The most common are listed below. Open taxonomy in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 5
- alpha taxonomyThe science of finding, describing, classifying and naming living things.
- scientific taxonomyThe application of systematic and standardized methods used to classify organisms.
- Flynn's taxonomyA system for classification of computer architectures, based on the number of concurrent instruction (or control) streams and data streams available.
- folk taxonomyThe vernacular naming or classification of things on the basis of cultural tradition, rather than on scientific principles.
- numerical taxonomyA form of taxonomy, or biological classification, that attempts to group organisms by means of numerical algorithms (such as cluster analysis) rather than by subjective evaluation of their properties.
Compound words 25
- taxonomicOf or relating to taxonomy.
- folksonomyThe spontaneous cooperation of a group of people to organize information into categories; the practice and method of collaboratively creating and managing tags to annotate and categorize content.
- taxonomistSomeone whose profession is taxonomy, or who performs taxonomy at a professional level.
- cytotaxonomyThe classification of organisms based upon their cellular structure and function, and especially based on the number and structure of their chromosomes
- ethnotaxonomyThe naming system for plants and animals used by a particular ethnic group
- biotaxonomybiological taxonomy
- cybertaxonomycomputerised taxonomy
- ichnotaxonomyThe branch of taxonomy that attempts to classify an animal based on its footprints, burrows, or other traces
- macrotaxonomytaxonomy of the larger ranks (typically family and above)
- megataxonomyRelatively large-scale taxonomy