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Linnaean

lin·naean

UK/lɪˈneɪ.ən/ US/lɪˈniː.ən/ uncommon

adjective

1.

of or relating to Linnaeus or to the system of taxonomic classification that Linnaeus proposed

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Origin

From Linnaeus + -an. After Carolus Linnaeus (1707-1778), Swedish naturalist who helped to standardize biological nomenclature.

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