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cytotaxonomy

[sahy-toh-tak-son-uh-mee]

noun

  1. a branch of taxonomy in which characteristics of cellular structures, particularly of somatic chromosomes, are used to classify organisms.

cytotaxonomy

/ ˌɪəʊæˈɒəɪ /

noun

  1. classification of organisms based on cell structure, esp the number, shape, etc, of the chromosomes

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Other Word Forms

  • ˌٴdzٲˈDzԴdz noun
  • ˌٴˌٲˈԴdz adjective
  • cytotaxonomic adjective
  • cytotaxonomically adverb
  • cytotaxonomist noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cytotaxonomy1

First recorded in 1925–30; cyto- + taxonomy

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