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The science chart showed the taxonomy of several animals.
What does Taxonomy mean?
a system for classifying things into groups.
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Taxonomy is a system for naming, grouping, and organizing living things or ideas by shared features.
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Taxonomy in a sentence
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Taxonomy helps scientists group living things by shared traits.
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Students used taxonomy to see how species, families, and kingdoms are connected.
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What does taxonomy mean?
Taxonomy means a system for classifying things into groups.
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Which word or phrase is closest in meaning to taxonomy?
classification is close in meaning to taxonomy: use for sorting things into groups.
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MeaningTaxonomy means a system for classifying things into groups.
ExampleExample: The science chart showed the taxonomy of several animals.
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- mee
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Synonyms
Words like Taxonomy
classificationUse for sorting things into groups.
grouping systemUse for an organized way to group things.
organization systemUse for a system that arranges information clearly.
Antonyms
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disorderUse when things are not organized into groups.
random listUse when items are placed without a clear system.
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Taxonomy word family
Base word
taxonomy
noun
taxonomy
A system for classifying things.
noun
taxonomies
More than one classification system.
adjective
taxonomic
Related to taxonomy or classification.
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