taxon
pronunciation
How to pronounce taxon in British English:
UK ['tæksɒn]
How to pronounce taxon in American English:
US ['tæksən]
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- Noun:
- animal or plant group having natural relations
Word Origin
- taxon (n.)
- 1929, from German (1926), shortened from taxonomie (see taxonomy).
Example
- 1. This taxon is represented by a very small population .
- 2. Keywords pterocarpus santalinus , endangered taxon , tissue culture , micropropagation .
- 3. But to placate the manufacturers and the unions , the bill also includesa measure which europe has rightly abjured ( although some member states have recently been demanding one ) for a border taxon carbon-intensive goods .
- 4. This incompletely known taxon is recorded only from a few collections .
- 5. This incompletely known taxon is recorded only from the type locality .