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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TAXON

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PRONUNCIATION OF TAXON

taxon  [ˈtæksɒn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TAXON

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Taxon is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TAXON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

taxon

Taxon

In biology, a taxon is a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit. Although neither is required, a taxon is usually known by a particular name and given a particular ranking, especially if and when it is accepted or becomes established. It is not uncommon, however, for taxonomists to remain at odds over what belongs to a taxon and the criteria used for inclusion. If a taxon is given a formal scientific name, its use is then governed by one of the nomenclature codes specifying which scientific name is correct for a particular grouping. Although preceded by Linnaeus's flower-based system in Systema Naturae   and unpublished work by Bernard and Antoine Laurent de Jussieu, the notion of a unit-based "natural system" of biological classification was first made widely available in 1805 through the publication, as the introduction to the third edition of Jean-Baptiste Lamarck's Flore française, of Augustin Pyramus de Candolle's Principes élémentaires de botanique, an exposition of a system for the "natural classification" of plants.

Definition of taxon in the English dictionary

The definition of taxon in the dictionary is any taxonomic group or rank.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TAXON


axon
ˈæksɒn
diaxon
daɪˈæksɒn
exon
ˈɛksɒn
limacon
ˈlɪməsɒn
neuraxon
njʊrˈæksɒn
polyaxon
ˌpɒlɪˈæksɒn
saucisson
ˈsəʊsiːˌsɒn
subtaxon
ˈsʌbˌtæksɒn
tetraxon
tetrˈæksɒn
Tucson
ˈtuːsɒn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TAXON

taximeter
taxing
taxingly
taxiplane
taxis
taxiway
taxless
taxman
taxmen
taxol
taxonomer
taxonomic
taxonomical
taxonomically
taxonomist
taxonomy
taxor
taxpaid
taxpayer
taxpaying

WORDS THAT END LIKE TAXON

Anglo-Saxon
caxon
claxon
Dixon
klaxon
monaxon
Nixon
Old Saxon
Oxon
Saxon
West Saxon

Synonyms and antonyms of taxon in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «taxon» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TAXON

Find out the translation of taxon to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of taxon from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «taxon» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

分类群
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

taxón
570 millions of speakers

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taxon
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

टैक्सोन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأصنوفة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

таксон
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

taxon
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

taxon
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

taxon
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Translator English - Malay

Takson
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Taxon
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

分類群
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

분류군
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Taksonomi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đơn vị phân loại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டேக்ஸான்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टॅक्सॉन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

takson
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

taxon
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

takson
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Таксон
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

taxon
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ταξινομική βαθμίδα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

takson
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

taxon
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

taxon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of taxon

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TAXON»

The term «taxon» is quite widely used and occupies the 29.336 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TAXON» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «taxon» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «taxon» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about taxon

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TAXON»

Discover the use of taxon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to taxon and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Automated Taxon Identification in Systematics: Theory, ...
This collection provides a bridge between these communities and between them and the wider world of applied taxonomy.
Norman MacLeod, 2007
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Receptaculitids: A Phylogenetic Debate on a Problematic ...
Receptaculitids are extinct high-level fossils that provide a window into the history of life.
Matthew H. Nitecki, Harry Mutvei, Doris V. Nitecki, 1999
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Predation in Molluscs: A Multi-taxon Approach Using ...
Predation is considered an important agent of natural selection, and studying predator-prey interactions in the fossil record allows evaluation of its evolutionary impact.
Devapriya Chattopadhyay, 2009
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A Fistful of Astragalus: Phenotypic and Genotypic Basis of ...
Here, amplified fragment length polymorphisms are utilized to explore the genetic architecture of the most taxon rich species in the U.S. flora. The large number of taxa included within this species presents itself as heterogeneous species with ...
Brian J. Knaus, 2008
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Plant Gum Exudates of the World: Sources, Distribution, ...
39 3.2.1.1 Taxon: Acacia senegal (L.) Willd ............................................... 39 3.2.1.2 Taxon: Acacia seyalDelile ......................................................... 42 3.2.1.3 Taxon: Acacia abyssinica Hochst. ex Benth. subsp. calophylla Brenan .
Amos Nussinovitch, 2009
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Molecular Evolution and Adaptive Radiation
Outgroup •• Habitat 1 ^H Habitat 2 I I Habitat3 miE Habitat 4 I I Habitats taxon A IB taxon B 3D taxon C taxon D ID taxon E taxon F IB taxon G O taxon H ID taxon I taxon J • taxon K D taxon L taxon M IB taxon N B •"•"•••••••••••••••••••••••l Outgroup ...
Thomas J. Givnish, Kenneth Jay Sytsma, 2000
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Advances in Parasitology
An extreme example is shown in Figure 4, where one of the eight taxa has an ambiguous placement that results in all of the bootstrap values on the tree being small. In this example, phylogenetic analysis reveals (correctly) that Taxon 8 can be ...
‎2006
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Beyond the Cognitive Map: From Place Cells to Episodic Memory
and. Praxic. Strategies. The taxonomy of navigation developed in chapter 2 separated three non-locale-based strategies: taxon strategies, praxic strategies, and route strategies. Because all three strategies can be understood as components ...
A. David Redish, 1999
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Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
V. OTHER NEUROBIOLOGICAL MEMORY SYSTEM MODELS A. Locale—- Taxon Memory Model O'Keefe and Nadel (1978) and Nadel (1994) concentrate on space as the critical attribute of specific memories. They further divide the spatial ...
Joe L. Martinez, Jr., Raymond P. Kesner, 1998
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Bergey's Manual® of Systematic Bacteriology: Volume 2: The ...
This dendogram includes Coxiella sequences derived from: Coxiella burnetii ( strain 60 7, taxon 777), GenBank accession number D89 792; Francisella tularensis (strain SCHU, isolate FSC 043, taxon1263), GenBank accession number ...
George Garrity, Don J. Brenner, Noel R. Krieg, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TAXON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term taxon is used in the context of the following news items.
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Mighty Farming Microbes: Companies Harness Bacteria To Give …
"We don't know how they work, necessarily," says Matthew Ashby, the founder and chief scientist of a tiny startup company called Taxon Biosciences, in Tiburon, ... «NPR, Jun 15»
2
Toronto fraudsters plead guilty in Newark
Michael Taxon, 52, of Toronto and Itamar Cohen, 52, of Thornhill (See Clarification on bottom) each pleaded guilty in Newark last week to fraudulently inflating ... «Toronto Star, May 15»
3
Canadians Michael Taxon, Itamar Cohen admit to $17M stock fraud
Michael Taxon and Itamar Cohen, both 52 and from Toronto and Thornhill, respectively, have reached a deal with the Securities and Exchange Commission and ... «CBC.ca, May 15»
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Two Canadian Men Admit Roles in $17 Million Microcap Stock …
Michael Taxon, 52, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and Itamar Cohen, 52, of Thornhill, Ontario, Canada, each pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Jose ... «Federal Bureau of Investigation, May 15»
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DuPont (DD) Snaps Up Biologicals Firm Taxon Biosciences
Tiburon, CA-based Taxon was founded in 2000 with the goal of developing a ... capabilities in biologicals leveraging Taxon's leading technology platform for the ... «Zacks.com, Apr 15»
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DuPont buys microbiome discovery company Taxon Biosciences
DuPont has agreed to acquire Taxon Biosciences Inc, a leading microbiome discovery company, in order to increase its in-house capabilities in both seed and ... «Business Standard, Apr 15»
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DuPont Acquires Taxon Biosciences, Inc.
WILMINGTON, Del., April 22, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Today, DuPont announced it has agreed to acquire Taxon Biosciences, Inc., a leading ... «GlobeNewswire, Apr 15»
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DuPont (DD) Stock Advances Today on Taxon Biosciences Acquisition
Taxon Biosciences has "broad intellectual property estate" that will help DuPont develop new seed treatment, foliar, and soil application products for row crops, ... «TheStreet.com, Apr 15»
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Sciencespeak: Lazarus taxon
It's a science fiction staple. An intrepid explorer is walking through the woods when they stumble across an ancient organism not seen for millions of years. «National Geographic, Feb 15»
10
Making plant taxonomy freely accessible
This lovely video describes important work of Kew Botanical Gardens to publicly share taxonomic information about the monocots online and in one place for the ... «The Guardian, Sep 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Taxon [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/taxon>. Apr 2024 ».
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