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- [tak-son]
- /ˈtæk sɒn/
- /tˈaksən/
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- [tak-son]
- /ˈtæk sɒn/
Definitions of taxon word
- noun plural taxon a taxonomic category, as a species or genus. 1
- noun taxon any taxonomic group or rank 0
- noun taxon a taxonomic category or unit, as a species or family 0
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Origin of taxon
First appearance:
before 1945 One of the 6% newest English words
1945-50; < Greek táx(is) taxis1 + -on neuter noun ending; see -on1
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Parts of speech for Taxon
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
taxon popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
taxon usage trend in Literature
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- what is a taxon?
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- which taxon contains the largest number of species?
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