taxon
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9.1
- noun
- /ˈtæksɒn/
- Specialized
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taxón
- In biology, a taxon is defined as a group of organisms that can be classified together.
- taxon-specific
- endangered taxon
- rare taxon
IE if it is important for the mammal to function for survival, it will be the same in all of those different lineages, species, taxa.
- IE if it is important for the mammal to function for survival, it will be the same in all of those different lineages, species, taxa.
Examples
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Under certain conditions, however, a rare taxon can be driven rapidly to extinction by hybridizing with a more common taxon.
Academic text (2010) -
Birds sustain greater impact from disease (29.8%) compared with all other species and are the taxon most affected by overexploitation (49.0%).
Academic text (2011) -
Total weight and number of each taxon were recorded.
Academic text (1991) -
There is better information on birds than on any other comparable taxon.
Academic text (2004) -
Clearly, if a rare taxon experiences repeated and extensive gene flow from a common taxon, it will eventually evolve into the common one.
Academic text (2010) -
Catch samples were sorted and classified to the lowest taxon possible.
Academic text (1991) -
In some cases, hybridization may prove beneficial for a rare taxon.
Academic text (2010) -
The collection is arranged by taxon; that is, an orderly classification according to presumed natural relationships.
Academic text (2002) -
Samples of the catch from each haul were sorted to the lowest possible taxon, weighed, measured, and counted.
Academic text (1998) -
The species vectors are proportional to the standard deviation of the ratio of each taxon to all other taxa.
Academic text (2018)
Synonyms
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1.0
A number of people or things seen as one unit
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7.0
A set of living things that are put together because they are related, for example lions and tigers
A group of plants or animals put together because they share traits
A rank in the classification of living things like species or family that shows how they are related
How Specific
Surface Forms
Etymology
Taxon comes from the Greek root taxis, meaning 'order' or 'arrangement', and it is the same root as in taxonomy. So a taxon is a group of organisms that scientists put in the same 'order' or category.