taxon
a taxonomic category, as a species or genus.
Origin of taxon
1Words Nearby taxon
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How to use taxon in a sentence
Taxol′ogy, the science of classification; taxon′omer, a taxonomist.
Other entries are first usages, in chronological order, of other names (synonyms) that have been applied to the taxon in question.
North American Recent Soft-shelled Turtles (Family Trionychidae) | Robert G. WebbThe second entry is the name-combination herein applied to the taxon.
North American Recent Soft-shelled Turtles (Family Trionychidae) | Robert G. WebbBecause there is considerable variation correlated with sex and size, each taxon occurs in the key in more than one couplet.
North American Recent Soft-shelled Turtles (Family Trionychidae) | Robert G. WebbThe last specialization is seen in at least one taxon of Orthogeomys (Orthogeomys cherriei costaricensis).
Evolution and Classification of the Pocket Gophers of the Subfamily Geomyinae | Robert J. Russell
British Dictionary definitions for taxon
/ (ˈtæksɒn) /
biology any taxonomic group or rank
Origin of taxon
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for taxon
[ tăk′sŏn′ ]
A taxonomic category or group, such as a phylum, order, family, genus, or species.
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