supertaxon

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *úp

Proto-Indo-European *-er

Proto-Indo-European *upér

Proto-Italic *super

Latin super

Latin super-lbor.

English super-

English taxon

English supertaxon

From super- + taxon.

Pronunciation

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Noun

supertaxon (plural supertaxa)

1. (taxonomy) A grouping of taxa.

Related terms

• subtaxon

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [sʊ.pɛrˈtak.sɔn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [su.perˈtak.son]

Noun

supertaxon n (genitive supertaxī); second declension

1. supertaxon

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).

	singular	plural
nominative	supertaxon	supertaxa
genitive	supertaxī	supertaxōrum
dative	supertaxō	supertaxīs
accusative	supertaxon	supertaxa
ablative	supertaxō	supertaxīs
vocative	supertaxon	supertaxa