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Taxonomic
Taxonomic Tax`o*nom"ic (t[a^]ks`[o^]*n[o^]m"[i^]k), a.
Pertaining to, or involving, taxonomy, or the laws and
principles of classification; classificatory.
Taxonomist
Taxonomist Tax*on"o*mist (t[a^]ks*[o^]n"[-o]*m[i^]st), n.
One skilled in taxonomy.
Taxonomy
Taxonomy Tax*on"o*my (-m[y^]), n. [Gr. ta`xis an arrangement,
order + no`mos a law.]
That division of the natural sciences which treats of the
classification of animals and plants; the laws or principles
of classification.
Meaning of Taxon from wikipedia
- In biology, a
taxon (back-formation from taxonomy; pl.: taxa) is a
group of one or more po****tions of an
organism or
organisms seen by
taxonomists to...
- In paleontology, an
Elvis taxon (plural
Elvis taxa) is a
taxon that has been
misidentified as
having re-emerged in the
fossil record after a
period of...
- In paleontology, a
Lazarus taxon (plural taxa) is a
taxon that
disappears for one or more
periods from the
fossil record, only to
appear again either in...
- In biology, a
monotypic taxon is a
taxonomic group (
taxon) that
contains only one
immediately subordinate taxon. A
monotypic species is one that does...
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Wastebasket taxon (also
called a
wastebin taxon,
dustbin taxon or catch-all
taxon) is a term used by some
taxonomists to
refer to a
taxon that has the...
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based on
shared characteristics.
Organisms are
grouped into taxa (singular:
taxon), and
these groups are
given a
taxonomic rank;
groups of a
given rank can...
- In taxonomy, an
undescribed taxon is a
taxon (for example, a species) that has been discovered, but not yet
formally described and named. The
various Nomenclature...
- generally, recent) organisms. It is the
study of
extant taxa (singular:
extant taxon): taxa (such as species,
genera and families) with
members still alive,...
-
these terms) is the
relative or
absolute level of a
group of
organisms (a
taxon) in a
hierarchy that
reflects evolutionary relationships. Thus, the most...
- is an
alternative scientific name for the
accepted scientific name of a
taxon. The
botanical and
zoological codes of
nomenclature treat the
concept of...
