Definition of taxon in English:
taxon
nounPlural taxa ˈtaksɒnˈtaksän
Biology A taxonomic group of any rank, such as a species, family, or class.
Example sentencesExamples
- Each taxon represents a single species, except where the number of taxa is given in parentheses.
- In other schemes the phylum Arthropoda is retained and the major taxa are given subphylum or class status.
- For this study, we were not able to obtain standard samples for these species taxa.
- The extent of polyploidy in target taxa and related species was generally unknown.
- Whether these taxa should be considered species is an issue that may never be resolved.
Synonyms
taxonomic group, group, order, class, subclass, genus, species
Origin
1920s: back-formation from taxonomy.