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Linnaean
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English
2007 May 23
Alternative forms
en Linnean Linean Linnæan Linæan
Etymology
From en Linnaeus an. After en Carl Linnaeus Carolus Linnaeus (1707–1778), Swedish naturalist who helped to standardize biological nomenclature.
Pronunciation
en /lɪˈneɪ.ən/ /lɪˈniː.ən/
en en-us-Linnaean.ogg US
en en-us-Linnaean-2.ogg US
en eɪən 3
Adjective
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en biology Of or relating to Carolus Linnaeus, Swedish naturalist, either personally or in a wider sense, to the era influenced by him.
en taxonomy Of or relating to the binomial nomenclature originated by him
en 2000 Daniel R. Headrick When Information Came of Age 26 Nowhere was the victory of Linnaeanism more complete than in Britain. When William Hudson's Flora Anglica, organized in the Linnaean manner, appeared in 1762, it displaced all previous floras.
Relating to the nomenclature Codes that have their starting point in a work by Linnaeus or are derived from such a Code. This includes the idea of a ranked taxonomy, which was not initiated by Linnaeus.
Derived terms
en Linnaeanism
Translations
of or relating to Carolus Linnaeus
Catalan: ca linneà
Finnish: fi linnéläinen, fi Linné Linnén
Portuguese: pt lineano, pt linneano
Swedish: sv linneansk
of or relating to the binomial nomenclature
Finnish: fi linnéläinen, fi Linné Linnén
Portuguese: pt lineano, pt linneano
Swedish: sv linneansk, sv linneansk
relating to the nomenclature Codes derived from Linnaeus' work
en eponyms
en Taxonomy