taxonomically
In classification terms
Taxonomically means according to taxonomy—the system of classifying organisms into hierarchical categories like kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species.
Scientists use it when discussing how living things are grouped: Taxonomically, whales are closer to hippos than to fish.
The word extends to any systematic classification scheme: The library organizes materials taxonomically.
Of systematic species naming
- binomialExpression with two terms
- nomenclatureSystem of specialized terms
- phylogeneticOf evolutionary relationships
- cladisticBased on common descent
morphological · evolutionary · monophyletic · homologous · clade · taxon · taxa · systematics
Positions in hierarchy
- kingdomMonarch's ruled territory
- phylumMajor classification rank
- classGrouping by shared traits
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
family · genus · species · domain · tier · level · stratum · grade
Systematic grouping by traits
- categorizationArranging into groups
- groupingArrangement by shared traits
- sortingArranging into sequence
- arrangingSystematically positioning elements
organizing · systematizing · ordering · ranking · typing · labeling · cataloging · indexing
With exacting precision
- methodicallyIn an organized manner
- systematicallyIn organized, planned fashion
- analyticallyBy careful systematic reasoning
- empiricallyThrough direct observation
objectively · precisely · formally · technically · diagnostically · descriptively · comparatively · structurally
Linnaean
Of systematic species naming
- binomialExpression with two terms
- nomenclatureSystem of specialized terms
- phylogeneticOf evolutionary relationships
cladistic · morphological · evolutionary · monophyletic · homologous · clade · taxon · taxa · systematics · diagnostic
ranks
Positions in hierarchy
order · family · genus · species · domain · tier · level · stratum · grade · branch
classification
Systematic grouping by traits
- categorizationArranging into groups
- groupingArrangement by shared traits
- sortingArranging into sequence
arranging · organizing · systematizing · ordering · ranking · typing · labeling · cataloging · indexing · filing
rigorously
With exacting precision
- methodicallyIn an organized manner
- systematicallyIn organized, planned fashion
- analyticallyBy careful systematic reasoning
empirically · objectively · precisely · formally · technically · diagnostically · descriptively · comparatively · structurally · hierarchically
taxonomicallysuperficially
At surface level only
morphologically · functionally · ecologically · behaviorally · visually
taxonomicallyrandomly
Without deliberate selection
haphazardly · unsystematically · arbitrarily · chaotically · casually