noun
- scientists who classify and name living organisms according to their relationships and characteristics
Examples
- Taxonomists have identified over one million species of insects.
- The team of taxonomists worked to classify the newly discovered plant species.
- Marine taxonomists study and categorize ocean life forms.
- Taxonomists use DNA analysis to determine evolutionary relationships.
- The museum employed several taxonomists to organize their specimen collection.
- Taxonomists follow strict naming conventions when describing new species.