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+
oconnector
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-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 wordsCommon 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.