LepsGlossary (K)
key
A tabulation of diagnostic characters of taxa in dichotomous couplets to facilitate rapid identification. Key character — a character of special utility in a key.
kingdomThe highest ranked category employed in the taxonomic hierarchy. (Editions of the Code prior to 4th referred to a single taxon ‘Animalia’, not widely accepted today, at the rank of kingdom.).
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