Taxon Definition

tăksŏn
taxa
noun
taxa
A taxonomic category or unit, as a species or family.
Webster's New World
For a full list of taxa, see under taxonomy.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • taxonomic category
  • taxonomic group

Other Word Forms of Taxon

Noun

Singular:
taxon
Plural:
taxa, taxons

Origin of Taxon

  • New Latin back formation from taxonomy

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Back-formation from taxonomy.

    From Wiktionary

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