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Wastebasket taxon

Wastebasket taxon (also called a waste-bin taxon, dustbin taxon or catch-all taxon) is a term used by some taxonomists to refer to a taxon that has the purpose of classifying organisms that do not fit anywhere else. They are typically defined by either their designated members' often superficial similarity to each other, or their lack of one or more…

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Wastebasket taxon

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Triples57
Avg. degree1.97
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Wastebasket taxon → Achariaceae, Afroinsectiphilia, Afrotheria, Agaricales, Amanitaceae, Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, Both, Carl Linnaeus, Carnosauria, Cetartiodactyla, Chalcidoidea, Condylarthra, Entolomataceae, Euarchonta, Eulipotyphla, Hygrophoraceae, Hymenoptera, In, Insectivora, It
related to Paleontology · 12
Wastebasket taxon → As, Carnosauria, Fossil, Megalosaurus, One, Other, Rauisuchia, Rhynchocephalia, Simia, Sometimes, Such, Triassic
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Wastebasket taxon → The, This

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colugosinstance ofand similar forms0.80text
Wastebasket taxonrelated to ExamplesThere0.60section
Wastebasket taxonrelated to ExamplesThe0.60section
Wastebasket taxonrelated to ExamplesProtista0.60section
Wastebasket taxonrelated to ExamplesWastebasket0.60section
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Wastebasket taxonrelated to ExamplesPteromalidae0.60section
Wastebasket taxonrelated to ExamplesHymenoptera0.60section
Wastebasket taxonrelated to ExamplesChalcidoidea0.60section
Wastebasket taxonrelated to ExamplesThe Flacourtiaceae0.60section
Wastebasket taxonrelated to ExamplesAngiosperm Phylogeny Group0.60section
Wastebasket taxonrelated to ExamplesAchariaceae0.60section

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