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taxon

American  
[tak-son] / ˈtæk sɒn /

noun

plural

taxa

  1. a taxonomic category, as a species or genus.

taxon British  
/ ˈtæksɒn /

noun

  1. biology any taxonomic group or rank

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taxon Scientific  
/ tăk′sŏn′ /

plural

taxa

  1. A taxonomic category or group, such as a phylum, order, family, genus, or species.

Etymology

Origin of taxon

First recorded in 1945–50; from Greek táx(is) “arranged, put in order” + -on neuter noun ending; taxis 1, -on 1

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