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taxonomy | serried |

As a noun taxonomy

is the science or the technique used to make a classification.

As an adjective serried is

crowded together in rows.

taxonomy

English

(wikipedia taxonomy)

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

    • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    serried

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • crowded together in rows
  • *1899 ,
  • *:Above the bush the trees stood in serried ranks.
  • *1912 ,
  • *:They have, in the security of their sumptuous offices, behind stout mill gates and serried rows of bayonets and policemen's clubs, defied the State, city, and public.
  • *1996 , , Virago Press, paperback edition, page 45:
  • *:The Murris in their serried invisible ranks crowd around her.

    • Usage notes

    *Used especially of ranks of troops.

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