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systematist

DEFINITIONS OF: systematist

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n an organizer who puts things in order

Synonyms:
orderer, systematiser, systematizer, systemiser, systemizer
Type of:
arranger, organiser, organizer
a person who brings order and organization to an enterprise

n a biologist who specializes in the classification of organisms into groups on the basis of their structure and origin and behavior

Synonyms:
taxonomer, taxonomist
Types:
lumper
a taxonomist who classifies organisms into large groups on the basis of major characteristics
divider, splitter
a taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics
Type of:
biologist, life scientist
(biology) a scientist who studies living organisms
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