Look up: taxon

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   taxon
   n. Any named group of organisms, not necessarily a clade; a taxon may be designated by a Latin name or by a letter, number, or any other symbol; taxa- pl.
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   Taxon
   any one of the levels in the taxonomic hierarchy:
   Found on http://www.runet.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/G
   
   
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   Taxon
   A taxon is category in the classification of living organisms. The taxa (the plural of taxon) in the Linnean system are kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species.
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   taxon
   A taxonomic group of any rank.
   Found on http://ppathw3.cals.cornell.edu/glossary
   
   
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   Taxon
   Any taxonomic entity, such as a species, genus or phylum.
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   taxon
   any formal taxonomic category Category: Botany and zoology
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   taxon
   A group or category, at any level, in a system for classifying plants or animals. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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   Taxon
   A `taxon` (plural `taxa`), or `taxonomic unit`, is a name designating an organism or group of organisms. In biological nomenclature according to Carl Linnaeus, a taxon is assigned a taxonomic rank and can be placed at a particular level in a systematic hierarchy reflecting evolutionary relationships. A distinction is to be made between taxa/taxonomy and classification/systematics. The former refers to biological names and the rules of naming. Th...
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   taxon
   any unit used in the science of biological classification, or taxonomy. Taxa are arranged in a hierarchy from kingdom to subspecies, a given taxon ... [2 related articles]
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    taxon
    taxon 1. A taxonomic category or group, such as a phylum, order, family, genus, or species. 2. The name applied to a taxonomic group in a formal system of nomenclature.
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    taxon
    The name given to a particular level or grouping in a systematic classification of living things or organisms (taxonomy). [G. taxis, order, arrangement, + -on]
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    Taxon
    Any taxonomic unit (eg. family, genus, species).
    Found on http://www.xs4all.nl/~ednieuw/Spiders/Sp
    
    
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    Taxon
    A classification category for a group of organisms.
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    Taxon
    One or more organisms that belong to the same taxonomic unit.
    Found on http://www.sel.barc.usda.gov/scalenet/gl
    
    
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    taxon
    A group of organisms constituting one of the formal units in taxonomic classification (phylum, order, etc.) and characterized by common characteristics in varying degrees of distinction. Plural 'taxa.' For more details, see taxonomy.
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    taxon
    taxon (pl. taxa), in biology, a term used to denote any group or rank in the classification of organisms, e.g., class, order, family.
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08479