taxonomic inflation
An increase in the number of species that is not caused by new discoveries, but by…An increase in the number of species that is not caused by new discoveries, but by changes in the classification of existing organisms.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)An increase in the number of species that is not caused by new discoveries, but by changes in the classification of existing organisms.
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable