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taxon
[ tak-son ]
noun
, plural tax·a [tak, -s, uh].
- a taxonomic category, as a species or genus.
taxon
/ ˈtæksɒn /
noun
- biology any taxonomic group or rank
taxon
/ tăk′sŏn′ /
, Plural taxa
- A taxonomic category or group, such as a phylum, order, family, genus, or species.
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of taxon1
C20: back formation from taxonomy
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Example Sentences
Taxol′ogy, the science of classification; Taxon′omer, a taxonomist.
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Other entries are first usages, in chronological order, of other names (synonyms) that have been applied to the taxon in question.
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The second entry is the name-combination herein applied to the taxon.
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Because there is considerable variation correlated with sex and size, each taxon occurs in the key in more than one couplet.
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The last specialization is seen in at least one taxon of Orthogeomys (Orthogeomys cherriei costaricensis).
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