classification

See also names; order and disorder.

binomial

a name composed of two terms, a generic and a specific. —binomial, adj.

biosystematics

biosystematy. —biosystematic, biosystematical, adj.

biosystematy

the science of the classification of living things. Also called biosystematics. —biosystematic, —biosystematical, adj.

cytotaxonomy

the area of taxonomy that uses cytological structures, as chromosomes, in classifying organisms.

dichotomy

division of material into two parts for the purpose of classification. —dichotomist, n.

methodology

1. the science of method or orderly arrangement and classification.

2. any system created to impose order. See also logic. —methodological, adj.

micrology

the investigation and classification of trivial matters. —micrologist, n. —micrologic, micrological, adj.

museography

the enumeration and description of a museum’s collection. —museographer, museographist, n.

nomenclator

a person who invents or assigns names, as in nomenclature. See also books.

nomenclature

1. a system of names used in the classification of an art or science or other field or subject.

2. a naming system peculiar to a social group. See also books.

onym

Biology. a technical name, as one that forms part of a system of nomenclature or classification.

onymy

the application of onyms; classification or systematic nomenclature.

organonymy

the nomenclature of organs. —organonymal, organonymic, adj.

phylum

any of the basic divisions of the plant or animal kingdom.

physiography

the systematic classification and description of nature. See also geography; geology. —physiographer, n. —physiographic, physiographical, adj.

quinarian

an advocate of the quinary system of animal classification, which regarded all animal groups as being naturally divisible by five. —quinarian, quinary, adj.

syntypicism

the condition or quality of being of the same type. —syntypic, adj.

systematics

the study of classification and methods of classification. —systematician, systematist, n.

systematism

the practice or act of systematizing.

systematology

the study or science of systematizing.

tautonym

a botanical or zoological name in which the two terms, the generic name and the specific, are the same (a practice no longer approved by the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature). —tautonymic, tautonymous, adj.

taxonomy

1. the technique or science of classification.

2. the scientific identification, naming, and classification of living things. Also called systematics. —taxonomist, n. —taxonomie, taxonomical, adj.

terminology

1. the terms of any branch of knowledge, field of activity, etc.

2. the classification of terms associated with a particular field; nomenclature.

3. Rare. the science of classification. —terminologic, terminological, adj.

trichotomy

division into three parts, especially the theological division of man’s nature into the body, the soul, and the spirit. —trichotomic, trichtomous, adj.

trinomialism

the use of three terms or names in the classification of a species, genus, variety, etc. —trinomial, adj.

trionym

a trinomial or name composed of three terms.

typocosmy

Rare. a universal system of nomenclature or classification.

zootaxy

zoological classification; the scientific classification of animals.