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  1. folk taxonomy: Wiktionary
  2. Folk taxonomy: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. Anthropology dictionary (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (folk taxonomy)

noun:  The vernacular naming or classification of things on the basis of cultural tradition, rather than on scientific principles.

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