taxon

(taksän′)

noun pl. taxa

a taxonomic category or unit, as a species or family

Origin: back-form. < taxonomy

See taxon in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. tax·a (tăkˈsə)
Biology
A taxonomic category or group, such as a phylum, order, family, genus, or species.

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Origin: New Latin

Origin: , back formation from taxonomy

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