taxon

noun

  1. A scientifically classified group or entity a taxonomic unit (such as a genus or order) of any rank

    "Like higher taxa, subspecies are also partly objective but partly based on human decision."

  2. The name applied to a taxonomic group in a formal system of nomenclature

    "The marine triclads are formally subsumed in the taxon Maricola …"

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