Meaning & use
Taxonomist
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A scientist who classifies organisms into categories based on their shared characteristics.
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The taxonomist identified the beetle as a previously undescribed species.
Taxonomists rely on both physical traits and genetic data to classify new organisms.
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The field they work in, taxonomy, traces back to the classification system developed by Carl Linnaeus in the 18th century.
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