taxon
noun
a taxonomic category, as a species or genus.
taxa
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pluralof taxon.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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When the tissue breaks apart, the microbial taxa living within it spread into the surrounding water and change its nutrient composition.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
"When you only have a handful of species that can persist in environments like that, and they're really sensitive to change, those serve as really good sentinel taxa," Adams said.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 10, 2026
I think our work highlights why and how biologists can bring their human biases to all aspects of biology, which should be of concern for biologists, regardless of their study taxa, moving forward.
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2025
"I think our work highlights why and how biologists can bring their human biases to all aspects of biology, which should be of concern for biologists, regardless of their study taxa, moving forward."
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2025
The types of the nominal taxa and series of specimens from Guyana and Amazonian Ecuador display noticeable variation in dorsal coloration.
From A Synopsis of Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Osteocephalus by William E. Duellman
