taxon

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Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
13
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈtæksɒn/(UK)
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/ˈtæksɒn/(UK) · /ˈtæksən/(UK) · /ˈtæksɑn/(US)

Definition of taxon

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms treated as a unit by taxonomists.

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Etymology

Back-formation from taxonomy. By surface analysis, taxo- + -on.

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