What is that division of the natural sciences which treats of the classification of animals and plants; the laws or principles of classification called?
taxonomy — That division of the natural sciences which treats of the classification of animals and plants; the laws or principles of classification. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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