linnaean

1. 1.

   of or relating to Linnaeus or to the system of taxonomic classification that Linnaeus proposed

   SynonymsLinnean

Questions about linnaean

What does linnaean mean?

linnaean means "of or relating to Linnaeus or to the system of taxonomic classification that Linnaeus proposed".

How many syllables are in linnaean?

linnaean has 4 syllables: lin-na-e-an. The stress falls on "na".

What is another word for linnaean?

Close synonyms include Linnean. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is linnaean a common word?

linnaean is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.