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linnaeus

/lɪˈniː.əs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English

Syllables
lin-naeus
IPA
/lɪˈniː.əs/
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Carl (or the latinized Carolus) Linnaeus, also known as Carl von Linné, Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of nomenclature. He is known as the "father of modern taxonomy."

Etymology

From Swedish Linnæus, from New Latin Linnaeus, from Swedish lind (“linden tree, lime tree”), in reference to a giant linden tree that grew on the family homestead of Carl Linnaeus.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Linnæus (alternative) Linné (alternative)

Derived Forms

Linnaean Linnæan Linnean Linneus

Phrases

binomial nomenclature

Frequently Paired Words

binomial nomenclature

Rhymes With

alpheus antaeus peroneus achaeus coeus palatopharyngeus stylopharyngeus amadeus dais

Questions

How do you pronounce linnaeus?
The recorded pronunciation is /lɪˈniː.əs/.
What does linnaeus mean?
Carl (or the latinized Carolus) Linnaeus, also known as Carl von Linné, Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of nomenclature. He is known as the "father of modern taxonomy."
Where does linnaeus come from?
It is traced to Swedish.

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