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Carolus Linnaeus

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Noun1.Carolus LinnaeusCarolus Linnaeus - Swedish botanist who proposed the modern system of biological nomenclature (1707-1778)
Carl von Linne, Karl Linne, Linnaeus


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In fact, in the 18th century, Carolus Linnaeus, the founder of modern taxonomic classification, "named a species or two," Watling notes.
Corals without boarders: it's cold, dark, and there's no help from ... by Milius, Susan / Science News
Over millions of years they've developed the unique characteristics we know today, allowing botanists Carolus Linnaeus to develop the nomenclature system and Andre Michaux to articulate the place in the nomenclature for North American trees.
Trees, environment, and genes: in the evolutionary battle to survive ... by Moll, Gary / American Forests
Many of today's newly created creatures would confuse 18th-century Swedish naturalist Carolus Linnaeus, who developed the Linnaean taxonomic, or classification, system for the natural world.
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