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Back-formation from taxonomy.

taxon (plural taxa or (proscribed) taxons)

  1. (taxonomy) A group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit.
    Hyponyms: see Thesaurus:taxon

taxonomic group

An internationalism, representing a back-formation from taxonomie.

taxon n (plural taxa or taxons)

  1. (taxonomy) taxon

taxon m (plural taxons)

  1. (taxonomy) taxon

Borrowed from French taxon.

taxon m (plural taxoni)

  1. (taxonomy) taxon

taxon m (plural táxones)

  1. Alternative form of taxón