taxonomy
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-006272
The science of classification of organisms; the arrangement of organisms into systematic groups such as species, genus, family, and order.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-006272 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Fields of Study |
| Synonyms | biological classification; biological systematics; biosystematics; classification (organisms); systematics (organisms) |
| References | Schwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | herbaria; classification; biological nomenclature; plant taxonomy; phylotype; species identification; morphospecies; homonym; chemotaxonomy; taxon descriptions; taxonomic ranks; insect taxonomy; type collections; molecular systematics; new taxa; new status; numerical taxonomy; taxonomic revisions; taxonomic keys; animal taxonomy |
| Translations | Spanish: taxonomía |
Record as JSON
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"term": "taxonomy",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "The science of classification of organisms; the arrangement of organisms into systematic groups such as species, genus, family, and order.",
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"biological classification",
"biological systematics",
"biosystematics",
"classification (organisms)",
"systematics (organisms)"
],
"subject": "Fields of Study",
"see_also": [
"herbaria",
"classification",
"biological nomenclature",
"plant taxonomy",
"phylotype",
"species identification",
"morphospecies",
"homonym",
"chemotaxonomy",
"taxon descriptions",
"taxonomic ranks",
"insect taxonomy",
"type collections",
"molecular systematics",
"new taxa",
"new status",
"numerical taxonomy",
"taxonomic revisions",
"taxonomic keys",
"animal taxonomy"
],
"references": [
"Schwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "taxonomía"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/taxonomy/"
}
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