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Definition of Linnaean adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Linnaean

adjective

/lɪˈneɪən/,

/lɪˈniːən/

/lɪˈneɪən/,

/lɪˈniːən/

(also Linnean)

(biology)

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relating to the system of naming and arranging living things into scientific groups that was invented by Carolus Linnaeus (Carl von Linné)

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