Linnaean
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- adjective
- /lɪˈneɪ.ən/
- Specialized
- Traditionally, museum curators have often ignored hybrid specimens or put them in a box marked Unidentified, because their collections followed the Linnaean binomial naming system, with every species given a genus and a species name; for example, Canis familiaris for domestic dog.
- Linnaean binomial
- Linnaean Society
Examples
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Such a name would contain less information than a Linnaean binomial, to be sure, but it would be more stable, and knowledge of genus-level relationships would not be necessary to name a species.
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Opening with the phrase, "'Twas a lovely thought," Hemans undermines the Flora clock's scientific legitimacy with the designation of "lovely," and relegates this Linnaean concept to the past.
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Photograph courtesy of the Linnaean Society of New York.
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Now we have a Linnaean type nozology or classification on wards and this was very important.
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These converging factors in the early decades of the nineteenth century reformulated poetic approaches to science, and to Linnaean concepts in particular, including the Floral clock.
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The Linnaean classification system provides a standardized way to name and categorize living organisms.
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Scientists often refer to a species by its Linnaean name to avoid confusion with common names.
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A Linnaean taxonomy helps biologists understand the relationships between different species.
Synonyms
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Relating to Carl Linnaeus or his system of naming and grouping plants and animals
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Etymology
The word Linnaean comes from the name of the Swedish scientist Linnaeus, who created a clear 'system' for naming and grouping plants and animals. So Linnaean means 'related to Linnaeus' or to his way of classifying species.