Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ethnotaxonomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
eth-no-tax-on-o-my
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The naming system for plants and animals used by a particular ethnic group

Uncountable

noun

The study of such naming systems

Uncountable

Etymology

From ethno- + taxonomy.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Derived Forms

ethnotaxonomic

Synonyms

folk taxonomy

Questions

What does ethnotaxonomy mean?
The naming system for plants and animals used by a particular ethnic group
Where does ethnotaxonomy come from?
From ethno- + taxonomy.

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