See also: taxón, táxon, and tàxon

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Etymology

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Back-formation from taxonomy.

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtæk.sɒn/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈtæk.sɑn/
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Noun

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taxon (plural taxa or (proscribed) taxons)

  1. (taxonomy) A group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit.
    Hyponyms: see Thesaurus:taxon

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Dutch

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Etymology

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An internationalism, representing a back-formation from taxonomie.

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taxon n (plural taxa or taxons)

  1. (taxonomy) taxon

French

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Noun

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taxon m (plural taxons)

  1. (taxonomy) taxon

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French taxon.

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taxon m (plural taxoni)

  1. (taxonomy) taxon

Declension

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Spanish

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taxon m (plural táxones)

  1. Alternative form of taxón

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