linnaeus
IPA: ɫˈɪniʌs
Root Word: Linnaeus
noun
- Carl (or the latinized Carolus) Linnaeus, also known as Carl von Linné, Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of nomenclature. He is known as the "father of modern taxonomy."
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Examples of "linnaeus" in Sentences
- Linnaeus did not know the concept.
- Linnaeus named the genus Nicotonia.
- Thanks for reverting the Linnaeus page.
- Want to change it in the Linnaeus article
- Carolus Linnaeus graduated at this university.
- Linnaeus considered such variation problematic.
- He made the acquaintance of Linnaeus at Uppsala.
- The Bicentenary of the Birth of Carolus Linnaeus.
- Surely it was in this sense that Linnaeus used it.
- But the contributions of Linnaeus are far reaching and significant.
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