Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taxon

/ˈtæksɑn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables: tax-on
IPA: /ˈtæksɑn/

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms treated as a unit by taxonomists.

Example Sentences

"However, we also performed analyses after excluding solitary taxa to check the robustness of the reconstructions to variation in taxon sampling."

Etymology

Back-formation from taxonomy. By surface analysis, taxo- + -on.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈtæksɑn/
British English: /ˈtæksɒn/

Inflected Forms

taxa (plural) taxons (plural, proscribed)

Derived Forms

adelphotaxon eutaxon ichnotaxon intertaxon intrataxon morphotaxon multitaxon nothotaxon ootaxon orthotaxon palynotaxon parataxon

Phrases

daughter taxon Elvis taxon form taxon Lazarus taxon parent taxon wastebasket taxon zombie taxon :Category:mul:Taxonomic names

Frequently Paired Words

clade rank hierarchy nomenclature taxonomy biology :Category:en:Taxonomy :Category:mul:Taxonomic names

Synonyms

taxon taxonomic group taxonomic category

Questions

How do you pronounce taxon?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtæksɑn/.
What does taxon mean?: A group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms treated as a unit by taxonomists.
Where does taxon come from?: Back-formation from taxonomy. By surface analysis, taxo- + -on.

How to pronounce taxon

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