Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taphotaxon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tapho-tax-on
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An invalid taxon based on fossil remains that have been altered in a characteristic way during burial and diagenesis.

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek θᾰ́πτω (thắptō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek τάφος (táphos)der. English tapho- English taxon English taphotaxon From tapho- + taxon.

Inflected Forms

taphotaxa (plural)

Questions

What does taphotaxon mean?: An invalid taxon based on fossil remains that have been altered in a characteristic way during burial and diagenesis.
Where does taphotaxon come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek θᾰ́πτω (thắptō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek τάφος (táphos)der. English tapho- English taxon English taphotaxon From tapho- + taxon.

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