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taxonomic

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to taxonomy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to taxonomy

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • taxonomic relations
  • a taxonomic designation

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: taxonomical, systematic

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From taxonomy + -ic, after French taxonomique.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: taksonomies — of, or relating to taxonomy
  • Catalan: taxonòmic — of, or relating to taxonomy
  • Finnish: taksonominen — of, or relating to taxonomy
  • French: taxonomique — of, or relating to taxonomy
  • Galician: taxonómico — of, or relating to taxonomy
  • German: taxonomisch — of, or relating to taxonomy
  • Greek: ταξινομικός (taxinomikós) — of, or relating to taxonomy
  • Italian: tassonomico — of, or relating to taxonomy
  • Macedonian: таксоно́мски (taksonómski) — of, or relating to taxonomy
  • Portuguese: taxonômico — of, or relating to taxonomy
  • Romanian: taxonomic — of, or relating to taxonomy
  • Russian: таксономический (taksonomičeskij) — of, or relating to taxonomy
  • Spanish: taxonómico — of, or relating to taxonomy
Real reading context

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