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Meaning of taxonomist in English:

taxonomist

Pronunciation /takˈsɒnəmɪst/

noun

Biology

See taxonomy

‘Accordingly, it was this assertion of progress - the domestication of fire - that, in part, allowed taxonomists to distinguish between animal and human.’
  • ‘Later taxonomists proved less welcoming, however, and the chimp was reclassified in 1816 into its own genus, Pan, where it has remained until this day.’
  • ‘It is true that most taxonomists and conservationists work on shoestring budgets.’
  • ‘Pinned specimens in museum cabinets were the taxonomist's arbiters for classification.’
  • ‘Mitchell has the instinctive taxonomist's gift for the names and inter-relatedness of living things.’