taxon
/ˈtæksɒn//ˈtæksɑn/
taxon noun: a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms treated as a unit by taxonomists.
Noun
taxon (plural taxa or (proscribed) taxons)
- A group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms treated as a unit by taxonomists.
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taxon meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Arabic and Vietnamese
taxon in Tamil
- உயிரின வகையின் குழுமம், வகைப்பாட்டு படிநிலை
taxon in Bengali
- গণ, পরিবার, রাজ্য
taxon in Arabic
- taxonomic group
- وَحْدَةٌ تَصْنِيفِيَّةٌ waḥdatun taṣnīfiyyatun
taxon in Vietnamese
- taxonomic group
- đơn vị phân loại
Examples of taxon in a sentence
- A polythetic taxon is one where the constituent organisms share a large number of characteristics.
- All fossilized roots of scale trees are assigned to the form taxon 'Stigmaria'.
- For outgroup taxa, order and species names are given for each examined specimen.
Forms of taxon
| plural | taxa |
|---|---|
| plural proscribed | taxons |
Origin of taxon
Back-formation from taxonomy. By surface analysis, taxo- + -on.
Words formed from taxon
Questions about taxon
- What does taxon mean?
- Taxon means a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms treated as a unit by taxonomists.
- What is taxon in Tamil?
- Taxon in Tamil is உயிரின வகையின் குழுமம், வகைப்பாட்டு படிநிலை. See Taxon meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is taxon?
- Taxon is a noun.
- How do you pronounce taxon?
- Taxon is pronounced /ˈtæksɒn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of taxon?
- The plural of taxon is taxa.
Words near taxon in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: taxon (page history and authors); taxon (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); taxon (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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