Main Entry: cy·to·tax·on·o·my

Pronunciation: \ˌsī-tō-(ˌ)tak-ˈsä-nə-mē\

Function: noun

Date: 1930

1 : study of the relationships and classification of organisms using both classical systematic techniques and comparative studies of chromosomes
2 : the nuclear cytologic makeup of a kind of organism

— cy·to·tax·o·nom·ic \-ˌtak-sə-ˈnä-mik\ adjective

— cy·to·tax·o·nom·i·cal·ly \-mi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb