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taxon
- Main Entry:
- tax·on

- Pronunciation:
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\ˈtak-ˌsän\
- Function:
- noun
- Inflected Form(s):
- 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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