noun
pl. -·mies- the science of classification; laws and principles covering the classifying of objects
- Biol. a system of arranging animals and plants into natural, related groups based on some factor common to each, as structure, embryology, or biochemistry: the basic taxa now in use are, in descending order from most inclusive, domain, kingdom, phylum (in botany, division), class, order, family, genus, and species
Origin of taxonomy
French taxonomie from Classical Greek taxis (see taxis) + nomos, law (see -nomy)
