Linnaeus

Linnaeus definition - medical

Lin·nae·us (lĭ-nēˈəs, -nāˈ-), Carolus Known as “Karl Linné.”. 1707-1778.

Swedish botanist and founder of the modern binomial classification system for plants and animals.

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