TAXON


Meaning of TAXON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtak-ˌsän ]

noun

( plural taxa -sə ; also tax·ons )

Etymology: New Latin, from International Scientific Vocabulary taxonomy

Date: 1929

1. : a taxonomic group or entity

2. : the name applied to a taxonomic group in a formal system of nomenclature

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