taxons

See also: tàxons

English

Pronunciation

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Noun

taxons

1. (proscribed) plural of taxon
   • 1996, Ruth Patrick, Rivers of the United States, Volume III:

     The detritivore, Peltoperla maria, was also present in this habitat, as were four taxons of Acroneura, all of which are carnivores.

References

• “Taxon”, in BiologyOnline, 2020: “The singular form is “taxon” and the plural form is “taxa”. There are no such words as taxons or taxas.”
• “taxon”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.: plural taxa \ˈtak-​sə\ also taxons

Further reading

• “taxons”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• (taxons*100),taxa at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.

Anagrams

• Saxton

French

Verb

taxons

1. inflection of taxer:
   1. first-person plural present indicative
   2. first-person plural imperative

Portuguese

Noun

taxons m

1. plural of táxon