taxons
See also: tàxons
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Noun
taxons
- (proscribed) plural of taxon
- 1996, Ruth Patrick, Rivers of the United States, Volume III:
- The detritivore, Peltoperla maria, was also present in this habitat, as were four taxons of Acroneura, all of which are carnivores.
- 1996, Ruth Patrick, Rivers of the United States, Volume III:
References
- “Taxon”, in BiologyOnline, 2020: “The singular form is “taxon” and the plural form is “taxa”. There are no such words as taxons or taxas.”
- “taxon”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.: plural taxa \ˈtak-sə\ also taxons
Further reading
- “taxons”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- (taxons*100),taxa at Google Ngram Viewer
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Verb
taxons
- inflection of taxer:
- first-person plural present indicative
- first-person plural imperative
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