sys•tem•at•ics
Pronunciation: (sis"tu-mat'iks), [key]
— n. (used with a sing. v.)
- the study of systems or of classification.
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- the study and classification of organisms with the goal of reconstructing their evolutionary histories and relationships.
- phylogenetic classification.
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