14:40 Jul 10, 2019 |
English to Arabic translations [PRO] Science - Botany / Taxonomy | ||||
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5 | المُجمِعيين و المُجزٍئيين |
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3 | المعمّمون و المصنّفون |
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lumpers and splitters المُجمِعيين و المُجزٍئيين Explanation: المُجمِعيين و المُجزٍئيين / التوليفيين و المحليين lumper: a taxonomist who classifies organisms into large groups on the basis of major characteristics splitter: a taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics ............................................................................................................. another possible translation : التوليفيين و المحليين ................................................................................................................... another possible translation : التوحيدين و التجزيئيين -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2019-07-10 16:37:08 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- المجزئيين و ليس المجزنيين |
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lumpers and splitters المعمّمون و المصنّفون Explanation: I went with المعمّمون for lumpers because the definition of this word in all sources suggests that they tend to generalize and put plants together in the same category. while splitters المصنفون tend to categorize and classify plants. |
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