Lin|nae|an

Lin|nae|an
Lin|ne|an or Lin|nae|an «lih NEE uhn», adjective.
1. of Carolus Linnaeus (1707-1778). The Linnean system of naming animals uses two words, the first for the genus and the second for the species.
2. of the earlier system of plant classification introduced by Linnaeus, dividing plants into 24 classes.

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  • Lin|ne|an — or Lin|nae|an «lih NEE uhn», adjective. 1. of Carolus Linnaeus (1707 1778). The Linnean system of naming animals uses two words, the first for the genus and the second for the species. 2. of the earlier system of plant classification introduced… …   Useful english dictionary

  • nae — ac·rae·i·nae; acrog·y·nae; an·a·crog·y·nae; arch·an·thro·pi·nae; ath·e·nae·um; aus·tra·lo·pith·e·ci·nae; ca·na·nae·an; col·u·bri·nae; cy·clo·spo·ri·nae; do·do·nae·an; dry·o·pith·e·ci·nae; el·a·pi·nae; fil·i·ci·nae; gal·li·nae; greg·a·ri·nae;… …   English syllables

  • lin — ace·tyl·cho·lin·esterase; ac glob·u·lin; Adren·a·lin; al·ka·lin·i·ty; al·ka·lin·i·za·tion; al·ka·lin·ize; al·lin·eate; al·lin·eation; amy·e·lin·ic; amyg·da·lin; anas·pa·lin; ani·lin·gus; an·i·lin·ism; an·thra·lin; an·ti·cho·lin·es·ter·ase;… …   English syllables

  • linnaean — lin·nae·an …   English syllables

  • Linnaean — Lin·nae·an or Lin·ne·an lə nē ən, nā ; lin ē ən adj of, relating to, or following the systematic methods of the Swedish botanist Linné who established the system of binomial nomenclature Lin·né li nā Carl von (Latin Carolus Lin·nae·us li nā əs,… …   Medical dictionary

  • Linnaean — Lin•nae•an or Lin•ne•an [[t]lɪˈni ən[/t]] adj. bio tax of or pertaining to Linnaeus or to the systems of taxonomic nomenclature and botanical classification introduced by him • Etymology: 1745–55 …   From formal English to slang

  • Linnaeus,Carolus — Lin·nae·us (lĭ nēʹəs, nāʹ ), Carolus. Originally Karl Linné. 1707 1778. Swedish botanist and founder of the modern classification system for plants and animals. * * * …   Universalium

  • Linnaeus — Lin|nae|us, Ca|ro|lus (1707 78) a Swedish ↑botanist (=a scientist who studies plants) who invented the system, called the Linnaean System, by which plants and animals are put into groups according to their ↑genus (=general type) and ↑species… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • linnaeite — lin·nae·ite …   English syllables

  • Linnaeus — Lin•nae•us [[t]lɪˈni əs[/t]] n. big Carolus (Carl von Linné), 1707–78, Swedish botanist …   From formal English to slang

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