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orthotaxa

orthotaxa is the plural of orthotaxon.

Meaning of orthotaxon

Noun

orthotaxon (plural orthotaxa)

  1. A true taxon that is based on biological relationships rather than on form.
    • Some hook types do not correspond with a particular specific orthotaxon and occur in more than one.2013, M. R. Clarke, Paleontology and Neontology of Cephalopods, page 139

Questions about orthotaxa

What is orthotaxa the plural of?
Orthotaxa is the plural of orthotaxon.

Words near orthotaxa in the dictionary

  1. orthosympathetic
  2. orthosymplectic
  3. orthotactic
  4. orthotactically
  5. orthotactics
  6. orthotaxa
  7. orthotaxon
  8. orthotectonic
  9. orthoteliine
  10. orthoteliines
  11. orthotellurate

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