splitter
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9.1
- noun
- /ˈsplɪtər/
- Jargon
:
taxónomo
- If a lumper had studied family A and a splitter family B, then family A might appear to have fewer species than family B—and the species of family A might therefore appear to be more common.
And I think that I'm a splitter, not a lumper, as we say in science.
- And I think that I'm a splitter, not a lumper, as we say in science.
- In biology, we call the two major groups of of people lumpers and splitters.
Examples
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Taxonomic "splitters" tend to recognize new species on the basis of relatively small differences.
Academic text (2006) -
"Ahh, a splitter rather than a lumper," Rupert Giles said.
Blog text (9) -
And I think that I'm a splitter, not a lumper, as we say in science.
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Some systematists tend to lump species, whereas others are splitters.
Academic text (1998) -
The "splitters"—those who support the idea of identifiable populations—are linked to Harvard University and the University of Chicago.
Academic text (1994) -
In the debate about species classification, the researcher identified herself as a splitter who distinguishes between closely related organisms.
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As a taxonomist, he is known as a splitter for his practice of categorizing species based on subtle morphological traits.
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Many splitters argue that even minor differences in genetics warrant the classification of separate species.
Synonyms
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8.6
A scientist who puts living things into groups by their features
Antonyms
Compounds
How Fine-Grained
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word splitter here is built from split ('to divide') and -er ('one who does'), so it names a person who divides groups into many smaller ones; in biology this means a taxonomist who separates organisms into more species or categories.