taxon
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English
Etymology
Back-formation from taxonomy.
Pronunciation
Noun
taxon (plural taxa or (proscribed) taxons)
- (taxonomy) A group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit.
- Hyponyms: see Thesaurus:taxon
Derived terms
Translations
taxonomic group
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Further reading
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
An internationalism, representing a back-formation from taxonomie.
Pronunciation
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Noun
taxon n (plural taxa or taxons)
French
Pronunciation
Noun
taxon m (plural taxons)
Romanian
Etymology
Noun
taxon m (plural taxoni)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | taxon | taxonul | taxoni | taxonii | |
| genitive-dative | taxon | taxonului | taxoni | taxonilor | |
| vocative | taxonule | taxonilor | |||
Spanish
Noun
taxon m (plural táxones)
- Alternative form of taxón
Further reading
- “taxon”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10