Taxonomy

[tæk'sɒnəmɪ] or [tæk'sɑnəmi]

(noun.) practice of classifying plants and animals according to their presumed natural relationships.

(noun.) (biology) study of the general principles of scientific classification.

(noun.) a classification of organisms into groups based on similarities of structure or origin etc.

Edited by Fergus--From WordNet

(n.) That division of the natural sciences which treats of the classification of animals and plants; the laws or principles of classification.

Inputed by Logan