Taxonomy | Define Taxonomy at Dictionary.com

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Word of the Moment: Taxonomy, n.

1. The classification of organisms in an ordered system that indicates natural relationships.
2. The science, laws, or principles of classification; systematics.
3. Division into ordered groups or categories.

[French taxonomie : Greek taxis, arrangement; -nomie, method]

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