Taxon: meaning, definitions and examples
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taxon
[ หtรฆksษn ]
biology
A taxonomic group of any rank, such as a species, family, or class.
Synonyms
category, classification, group
Examples of usage
- This new species belongs to the same taxon as the previously known one.
- The taxon of mammals includes a wide variety of animals, from mice to elephants.
Translations
Translations of the word "taxon" in other languages:
๐ต๐น tรกxon
๐ฎ๐ณ เคตเคฐเฅเคเฅเคเคฐเคฃ เคเคเคพเค
๐ฉ๐ช Taxon
๐ฎ๐ฉ takson
๐บ๐ฆ ัะฐะบัะพะฝ
๐ต๐ฑ takson
๐ฏ๐ต ๅ้ก็พค (ใถใใใใใ)
๐ซ๐ท taxon
๐ช๐ธ taxรณn
๐น๐ท takson
๐ฐ๐ท ๋ถ๋ฅ๊ตฐ
๐ธ๐ฆ ุชุตููู
๐จ๐ฟ taxon
๐ธ๐ฐ taxรณn
๐จ๐ณ ๅ็ฑปๅๅ (fฤnlรจi dฤnyuรกn)
๐ธ๐ฎ takson
๐ฎ๐ธ flokkunareining
๐ฐ๐ฟ ัะฐะบัะพะฝ
๐ฌ๐ช แขแแฅแกแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ takson
๐ฒ๐ฝ taxรณn
Word origin
The word 'taxon' is derived from the Greek word 'taxis', meaning arrangement or order. It was first introduced in 1926 by the German biologist Adolf Meyer-Abich. Taxonomy, the science of classification, uses taxonomic ranks to organize and categorize living organisms.