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dichotomous key

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.31 in modern English

Syllables
di-choto-mous key
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A written tool for identification of plants and animals. It is written as a sequence of paired questions, the choice of which determines the next pair of questions until a name or identification is reached.

Inflected Forms

dichotomous keys (plural)

Phrases

field guide

Frequently Paired Words

couplet field guide

Synonyms

identification key

Questions

What does dichotomous key mean?
A written tool for identification of plants and animals. It is written as a sequence of paired questions, the choice of which determines the next pair of questions until a name or identification is reached.

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