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adj
Of or relating to Carolus Linnaeus, Swedish naturalist, either personally or in a wider sense, to the era influenced by him.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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adj
Of or relating to the binomial nomenclature originated by him
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy
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adj
Relating to the nomenclature Codes that have their starting point in a work by Linnaeus or are derived from such a Code. This includes the idea of a ranked taxonomy, which was not initiated by Linnaeus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adjective
of or relating to Linnaeus or to the system of taxonomic classification that Linnaeus proposed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Linnean
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Linnaeus + -an. After Carolus Linnaeus (1707–1778), Swedish naturalist who helped to standardize biological nomenclature.
Across languages
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