411 REFERENCE · Wiktionary
Linnaean nomenclature
Reference material by Wiktionary contributors. This retains its source identity and is not 411 news reporting.
English
Etymology
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
-
The current taxonomic nomenclature in biology, as governed by the ICBN, ICZN and ICNB, and which accepts the work by Linnaeus as a starting point (except for specified groups and ranks).
en Taxonomy