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taphotaxa

taphotaxa is the plural of taphotaxon.

Meaning of taphotaxon

Noun

taphotaxon (plural taphotaxa)

  1. An invalid taxon based on fossil remains that have been altered in a characteristic way during burial and diagenesis.

Questions about taphotaxa

What is taphotaxa the plural of?
Taphotaxa is the plural of taphotaxon.

Words near taphotaxa in the dictionary

  1. taphophobe
  2. taphophobes
  3. taphophobia
  4. taphophobic
  5. Taphos
  6. taphotaxa
  7. taphotaxon
  8. taphotype
  9. taphotypes
  10. taphouse
  11. taphouses

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