Definition of "taxonomic" [tax•o•nom•ic]

• Of or relating to taxonomy: a taxonomic designation. (adjective)

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• "Pffft. Everybody knows the real fame is in taxonomic designations."
• "An expedition in the early 1950s gathered much information, mainly taxonomic, which is available in a series of publications."
• "The first, usually called taxonomic inference, is the most simple."