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- | {{Template}} | + | {{Template}}'''Taxonomy''' is the practice and science of [[classification]]. The word comes from the [[Greek language|Greek]] ''{{Polytonic|τάξις}}'', ''taxis'', 'order' + ''{{Polytonic|νόμος}}'', ''nomos'', 'law' or 'science'. Taxonomies, which are composed of '''''taxonomic units''''' known as '''''taxa''''' (singular '''''[[taxon]]'''''), are frequently [[hierarchical]] in structure, commonly displaying parent-child relationships. |
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