In biological taxonomy, circumscription is the content of a taxon, that is, the delimitation of which subordinate taxa are parts of that taxon. If we determine that species X, Y, and Z belong in Genus A, and species T, U, V, and W belong in Genus B, those are our circumscriptions of those two genera.

What does circumscription mean in English?

a : limit, boundary. b : restriction a circumscription of his power to act.

What is the taxonomic classification system?

Taxonomy (which literally means “arrangement law”) is the science of classifying organisms to construct internationally shared classification systems with each organism placed into more and more inclusive groupings. ... This organization from larger to smaller, more specific categories is called a hierarchical system.