/ Dictionary / Index T taxonomy: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: tax•on•o•my Pronunciation: (tak-son'u-mē), [key] — n. the science or technique of classification. the science dealing with the description, identification, naming, and classification of organisms. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: taxonomy (Thesaurus) taxonomic phoneme taxpaid Related Content Daily Word Quiz: lyceum Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language