Wiktionary

Linnaean nomenclature

English edit

Etymology edit

Introduced deliberately (c. 2000) by proponents of the PhyloCode as a pejorative term, to suggest age and obsolescence: a nomenclature due to be supplemented or replaced by nomenclature governed by the PhyloCode.

Noun edit

Linnaean nomenclature (uncountable)

  1. The current taxonomic nomenclature in biology, as governed by the ICBN, ICZN and ICNB. This nomenclature accepts the work by Linnaeus as a starting point (except for specified groups and ranks).
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Linnaean_nomenclature&oldid=72887489"