taxon

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taxon (plural taxa)

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

[edit] Derived terms

• supertaxon, supertaxa
• subtaxon, subtaxa
• taxonic
• taxonically
• taxonicity