tax·on·o·my
1. The classification of organisms in an ordered system that indicates natural relationships.
2. The science, laws, or principles of classification; systematics.
3. Division into ordered groups or categories: "Scholars have been laboring to develop a taxonomy of young killers" (Aric Press).
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Taxonomy is the practice and science of classification. The word finds its roots in the Greek τάξις, taxis (meaning 'order', 'arrangement') and νόμος, nomos ('law' or 'science'). Taxonomy uses taxonomic units, known as taxa (singular taxon).
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The taxonomy term is species (singular or plural).A similar word is the adjective specious, meaning shallow or deceptive.
The word taxonomy is a noun that means the study of plants. Some synonyms for taxonomy are morphology, floristics, pomology, pathology, cytology, genetics, and horticulture.
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I believe you are asking what the first word of an organism's scientific name is. If that is the case, the first word in an organism's scientific name is the organism's taxonomic genus.
Taxonomy is a word based on the Greek root words for laws (taxis) and classification (nomos).
The Latin word for beetle is "coleopterus." This term is derived from the Greek words "koleos," meaning "sheath," and "pteron," meaning "wing," referring to the hard forewings of beetles that cover their hind wings. In taxonomy, the order of beetles is called Coleoptera.
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