taxonomistn.
/takˈsɒnəmɪst/, U.S. /tækˈsɑnəməst/ A person engaged in scientific classification; esp. an expert in the classification of living organisms.
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the world > life > biology > taxonomy > [noun] > system of > proponent of
systematic1662
systematist1700
systemist1714
methodist1753
taxonomist1835
lumper1857
taxonomer1881
splitter1887
taxinomist1899
cytotaxonomist1937
biosystematist1943
pheneticist1965
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > branch of knowledge > systematic knowledge, science > [noun] > scientist > concerned with structure or classification
taxonomist1835
morphologist1845
homologist1849
taxonomer1881
taxinomist1899
1835 Edinb. Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 44 223 What are the marks of distinction between Cancer..and the Cheloidea, which Dr Green has adopted from that learned and precise taxonomist M. Alibert.
1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals xii. 656 The views of Taxonomists..are undergoing..incessant modifications.
1948 A. C. Kinsey et al. Sexual Behavior Human Male i. 17 The taxonomist is..primarily concerned with the measurement of variation in series of individuals which stand as representatives of the species in which he is interested.
2010 Nature 9 Sept. 154/1 Taxonomists who identify, describe and name species..are central to many research programmes.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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