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Definition: BIOTAXY |
BIOTAXYNoun1. The classification of living organisms according to their structural character; taxonomy. |
Etymology: Biotaxy \Bi"o*tax`y\, noun. [Greek expression life arrangement.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Organization | Archegenesis. (production); antherozoid, bioplasm, biotaxy, chromosome, dysmeromorph; ecology, oecology; erythroblast, gametangium, gamete, germinal matter, invagination; isogamy, oogamy; karyaster; macrogamete, microgamete; metabolism, anabolism, catabolism; metaplasm, ontogeny, ovary, ovum, oxidation, phylogeny, polymorphism, protozoa, spermary, spermatozoon, trophoplasm, vacuole, vertebration, zoogloea, zygote. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Words rhyming with "BIOTAXY" (pronounced 'Bi"o*tax`y'): Anthotaxy, Chaetotaxy, Heterotaxy, Homotaxy. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-i-o-t-x-y" | |
-2 letters: biota. | |
-3 letters: bait, boat, bota, boxy, iota, obia, obit, taxi, toby. | |
-4 letters: abo, aby, ait, bat, bay, bio, bit, boa, bot, box, boy, oat, obi, oxy, tab, tao, tax, toy, yob. | |
-5 letters: ab, ai, at, ax, ay, ba, bi, bo, by, it, ox, oy, ta, ti, to, xi, ya, yo. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-i-o-t-x-y" | |
+5 letters: exorbitantly. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)42 49 4F 54 41 58 59 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-... .. --- - .- -..- -.--. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000010 01001001 01001111 01010100 01000001 01011000 01011001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)B I O T A X Y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0042 0049 004F 0054 0041 0058 0059 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)36434954355859 |
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