linnaean

Adjective

Meaning

Alt. of Linnean

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

linnean botanist phytologist Linnaeus plant scientist

Examples

After 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

Close letter words and terms

Linnaea linnaea borealis Linnaea borealis americana Linnaean nomenclature Linnaeanism linnaeite