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taxonomist

UK/tæk'sɔnәmist/US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

A scientist who classifies organisms into ordered groups such as species and families

分类学家

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
taxarrange, order, assess
+
oconnector
+
nomlaw, management, distribution
+
-istone who practices, believer in
=taxonomist

taxis (arrangement) + nomos (law) + -ist (one who) = a person who works out the law of ordering — sorting living things into a structured hierarchy of classification.

Root tax still carries 13 more words

Common Collocations

  • 1.plant taxonomist植物分类学家
  • 2.marine taxonomist海洋分类学家
  • 3.trained taxonomist专业分类学家

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    A taxonomist named the newly discovered beetle.

  • 2.

    Marine taxonomists have catalogued thousands of species.

Word Forms

Noun

Pluraltaxonomists
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