n. a classification of organisms into groups based on similarities of structure or origin etc
n. (biology) study of the general principles of scientific classification
n. practice of classifying plants and animals according to their presumed natural relationships
n. 分类学, 分类系统
[医] 分类学
1. Taxonomy helps scientists classify living organisms into groups.
分类学帮助科学家将生物体分类到不同的组别中。
2. In school, we learned about the taxonomy of plants and animals.
在学校，我们学习了植物和动物的分类法。
3. Understanding taxonomy is important for studying biodiversity.
理解分类学对于研究生物多样性非常重要。