Linnaean

English

WOTD – 23 May 2007

Alternative forms

Linnean, Linean, Linnæan, Linæan

Etymology

Linnaeus +‎ -an. After Carolus Linnaeus (1707–1778), Swedish naturalist who helped to standardize biological nomenclature.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɪˈneɪ.ən/, /lɪˈniː.ən/

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• Rhymes: -eɪən

Adjective

Linnaean (not comparable)

1. (biology) Of or relating to Carolus Linnaeus, Swedish naturalist, either personally or in a wider sense, to the era influenced by him.
2. (taxonomy) Of or relating to the binomial nomenclature originated by him
   • 2000, Daniel R. Headrick, When Information Came of Age, page 26:

     Nowhere was the victory of Linnaeanism more complete than in Britain. When William Hudson's Flora Anglica, organized in the Linnaean manner, appeared in 1762, it displaced all previous floras.

3. Relating to the nomenclature Codes that have their starting point in a work by Linnaeus or are derived from such a Code. This includes the idea of a ranked taxonomy, which was not initiated by Linnaeus.

Translations

of or relating to Carolus Linnaeus

• Finnish: linnéläinen, Linnén
• Portuguese: lineano, linneano
• Swedish: linneansk (sv)

of or relating to the binomial nomenclature

• Finnish: linnéläinen, Linnén
• Portuguese: lineano, linneano
• Swedish: linneansk, linneansk (sv)

relating to the nomenclature Codes derived from Linnaeus' work