1. in a way that relates to taxonomy or the classification of organisms into groups
Usage: scientific

Examples

• The species are taxonomically related within the same genus.
• Taxonomically speaking, whales are more closely related to hippos than to sharks.
• The organisms were grouped taxonomically by their shared characteristics.
• This plant is taxonomically distinct from its closest relatives.
• The researchers organized their data taxonomically to show evolutionary relationships.
• Taxonomically, fungi are neither plants nor animals but form their own kingdom.