Taxon
//ˈtæksɑn//
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The word "taxon" can be used as a noun.
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Elvis taxon Lazarus taxon adelphotaxon class cohort division domain epifamily eutaxon family form form taxon genus gigafamily gigaorder grandfamily grandorder group hyperfamily hyperkingdom hypoorder ichnotaxon infraclass infracohort infradivision infrafamily infrakingdom infralegion infraorder infraphylum infratribe intertaxon intrataxon kingdom legion magnorder megafamily microphylum minorder mirorder morphotaxon multitaxon nanorder nothotaxon oofamily oogenus oospecies ootaxon order orthotaxon palynotaxon parataxon parvclass parvkingdom parvorder phylum realm section series species species complex subclass subcohort subdivision subdomain subfamily subgenus subkingdom sublegion suborder subphylum subrealm subsection subseries subspecies subtaxon subterclass subtribe subvariety superclass supercohort superdivision superfamily supergenus superkingdom superlegion superorder superphylum supertaxon supertribe tribe variety wastebasket taxon
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