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Lin·nae·an

also Lin·ne·an  (lĭ-nē′ən)
adj.
Of or relating to Carl Linnaeus or to the system of taxonomic classification and binomial nomenclature that he originated.
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Linnean

(lɪˈniːən; -ˈneɪ-) or

Linnaean

adj
1. of or relating to Linnaeus
2. (Biology) relating to the system of classification of plants and animals using binomial nomenclature
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Last year he sent to me a memoir on this subject, with a request that I would forward it to Sir Charles Lyell, who sent it to the Linnean Society, and it is published in the third volume of the Journal of that Society.
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1858: Charles Darwin presented his theory on evolution and natural selection to the Linnean Society in London.
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