taxonomy
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/tækˈsɑːnəmi/
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/tækˈsɒnəmi/
the science of naming, defining, and classifying groups of biological organisms.
Biologists use taxonomy to classify different species of animals and plants.
生物學家使用分類學對不同的動植物物種進行分類。
a system of classification.
The library uses a taxonomy of genres to organize its books.
圖書館使用文類分類法來組織其書籍。