Difference between revisions of "description"
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|etymology=Latin <i>describere</i>, to delineate | |etymology=Latin <i>describere</i>, to delineate | ||
| − | |definition=In taxonomy, a more or less complete formal statement of the characters of a taxon without delimiting it from coordinate taxa | + | |definition=In [[taxonomy]], a more or less complete formal statement of the characters of a taxon without delimiting it from coordinate taxa |
|see also=[[delimitation]], [[diagnosis]], [[differential diagnosis]]. | |see also=[[delimitation]], [[diagnosis]], [[differential diagnosis]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:40, 13 September 2013
description (noun; Latin describere, to delineate): In taxonomy, a more or less complete formal statement of the characters of a taxon without delimiting it from coordinate taxaSee also: delimitation, diagnosis, differential diagnosis.
