Adjective
Alt. of Linnean
Source: Webster's dictionaryAfter the Linnaean Society's misidentification was discovered, it was frequently cited by debunkers as evidence that the creature did not exist. Source: Internet
As evolutionary taxonomy is based on Linnaean taxonomic ranks, the two terms are largely interchangeable in modern use. Source: Internet
It was the first in English based on the then new Linnaean taxonomy — a classification of all living things — devised by the eminent Swedish botanist and physician Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778). Source: Internet
He only fully changed to the Linnaean system in the edition of The Gardeners Dictionary of 1768. Source: Internet
Mayr encouraged his Linnaean Society seminar participants to take up a specific research project of their own. Source: Internet
Prior to Linnaean taxonomy, animals were classified according to their mode of movement. Source: Internet