Definition of Carolus Linnaeus

1. Noun. Swedish botanist who proposed the modern system of biological nomenclature (1707-1778).

Exact synonyms: Carl Von Linne, Karl Linne, Linnaeus
Generic synonyms: Botanist, Phytologist, Plant Scientist
Derivative terms: Linnaean, Linnean

Lexicographical Neighbors of Carolus Linnaeus

Carolina pink
Carolina pinks
Carolina pond fern
Carolina spring beauty
Carolina wren
Carolina wrens
Carolinas
Caroline
Caroline Islands
Carolingian
Carolingian dynasty
Carolingians
Carolinian
Carolinians
Carolus
Carolus Linnaeus (current term)
Caroluses
Carolyn
Carothers
Carpathian
Carpathian Mountains
Carpathians
Carpatho-Rusyn
Carpatho-Ukraine
Carpenter
Carpenter's syndrome
Carpenteria
Carpenteria californica
Carpentier-Edwards valve
Carphophis

Literary usage of Carolus Linnaeus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1889)
"SKETCH OF Carolus Linnaeus (CARL VON LINNÉ). \ \ T HATEVER may be the future progress of the sciences ... Carolus Linnaeus, afterward called Carl von Linné, ..."

2. Principles of Animal Biology by Aaron Franklin Shull, George Roger Larue, Alexander Grant Ruthven (1920)
"It is Carolus Linnaeus (Carl von Linne, Fig. 202, 1707-1778), however, who is considered to be the real founder of classification. ..."

3. The Genera of Fishes ...: A Contribution to the Stability of Scientific by David Starr Jordan, Barton Warren Evermann (1917)
"Carolus Linnaeus. This edition .contains four genera in addition to those given in the Tenth Edition. ..."

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