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Term: Carl von Linn

Part of Speech: Proper noun

Sense:

1. Carl von Linn, also known as Carl Linnaeus, was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, and physician who formalized and established the modern system of naming organisms called binomial nomenclature.

Sample Sentence:

Carl von Linn's extensive contributions to the field of biology revolutionized the way we classify and name living organisms.

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