TAXON

Taxon

In biology, a taxon is a group of one populations of organism, which a taxonomist adjudges to be a unit. Usually a taxon is given a name and a rank, although neither is a requirement. Defining what belongs or does not belong to such a taxonomic group is done by a taxonomist with the science of taxonomy. It is not uncommon for one taxonomist to disagree with another on what exactly belongs to a taxon, or on what exact criteria should be used for inclusion.

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taxon

Noun

  1. Any of the taxonomic categories such as phylum or subspecies
  2. A specific taxonomic category above superfamily and below infraorder; a parvorder


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