taxon

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See also: taxón, táxon, and tàxon

English

Etymology

Back-formation from taxonomy.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtæk.sɒn/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈtæk.sɑn/
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Noun

taxon (plural taxa or (proscribed) taxons)

  1. (taxonomy) A group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit.
    Hyponyms: see Thesaurus:taxon

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Dutch

Etymology

An internationalism, representing a back-formation from taxonomie.

Pronunciation

Noun

taxon n (plural taxa or taxons)

  1. (taxonomy) taxon

French

Pronunciation

Noun

taxon m (plural taxons)

  1. (taxonomy) taxon

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French taxon.

Noun

taxon m (plural taxoni)

  1. (taxonomy) taxon

Declension

Declension of taxon
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) taxon taxonul (niște) taxoni taxonii
genitive/dative (unui) taxon taxonului (unor) taxoni taxonilor
vocative taxonule taxonilor

Spanish

Noun

taxon m (plural táxones)

  1. Alternative form of taxón

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