21) osculant. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth
Edition. 2000.
...1. Biology Intermediate in characteristics between two similar or related taxonomic groups. 2. Closely adhering or joined; embracing. Latin osculns, osculant-, present...
22) subfamily. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000.
...Inflected forms: pl. subˇfamˇiˇlies1. Biology A taxonomic category of related organisms ranking between a family and a genus. 2. Linguistics A division of languages...
23) superfamily. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000.
...Inflected forms: pl. suˇperˇfamˇiˇlies A taxonomic category of related organisms ranking below an order or its subdivisions and above a family....
24) phenetics. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000.
...(used with a sing. verb) The phenetic system of taxonomic classification. pheˇnetiˇcist (-i-sist) -NOUN...
25) Linnaean. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth
Edition. 2000.
...Of or relating to Carolus Linnaeus or to the system of taxonomic classification and binomial nomenclature that he originated....
26) monomial. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth
Edition. 2000.
...1. Mathematics An algebraic expression consisting of only one term. 2. Biology A taxonomic name consisting of a single word. mon(o)- + (bin)omial.moˇnomiˇal -ADJECTIVE...
27) subgenus. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth
Edition. 2000.
...Inflected forms: pl. subˇgenˇeˇra (-jenr-) An occasionally used taxonomic category ranking between a genus and a species. subgeˇneric (-j-nerik) -ADJECTIVE...
28) protoctist. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000.
...protists and their descendant multicellular organisms, considered as a separate taxonomic kingdom in most modern classification systems. From New Latin Protoctista,...
29) polynomial. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000.
...Of, relating to, or consisting of more than two names or terms. 1. A taxonomic designation consisting of more than two terms. 2. Mathematics a. An algebraic expression...
30) paratype. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth
Edition. 2000.
...specimen other than a holotype used for the development of the original description of a taxonomic group. paraˇtypic (-tipik) -ADJECTIVE...
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