"taxonomy" in the noun sense
1. taxonomy
a classification of organisms into groups based on similarities of structure or origin etc
2. taxonomy
biology) study of the general principles of scientific classification
3. taxonomy
practice of classifying plants and animals according to their presumed natural relationships
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