taxonomy

Etymology

Borrowed from French taxonomie. Surface analysis taxo- + -nomy.

noun

1. The science or the technique used to make a classification.
2. A classification; especially, a classification in a hierarchical system.
   Very little exists in the annals of the interwebs about Tostitos Hint of Lime. Many nights I’ve sucked down crusty mossed fingertips and typed away in a green-out (like a blackout, but from eating too much Tostitos Hint of Lime), searching for a like-minded fanclub, historical taxonomy, or even a press release. 2022-04-20, Mariella Rudi, “Tostitos Hint of Lime has zero lime – but it’s still the perfect chip”, in The Guardian
3. (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.