Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taxa

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English

Syllables: taxa
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of taxon

Example Sentences

"Thirdly, I continue to attempt to interdigitate the taxa in our flora with taxa of the remainder of the world."

Etymology

The plural form of taxon, formed according to the Ancient Greek -ον (-on) → -α (-a) pluralisation pattern.

Derived Forms

multitaxa

Questions

What does taxa mean?: plural of taxon
Where does taxa come from?: The plural form of taxon, formed according to the Ancient Greek -ον (-on) → -α (-a) pluralisation pattern.

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