linnaean
/lɪˈniːən/
adjective
- Relating to the system of naming and classifying plants and animals developed by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus.
- Many species still carry the Latin names assigned under the Linnaean system.
- The Linnaean system of classification groups living things by shared physical traits.
- Biology students learn the Linnaean hierarchy of kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species.
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