Phrase Hound found 5 phrases and 16 compound words that contain taxa. The most common are listed below. Open taxa in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 5
- Elvis taxaplural of Elvis taxon: A taxon that has been misidentified as having re-emerged in the fossil record after a period of presumed extinction, but is not actually a descendant of the original taxon, instead having developed a similar …
- form taxaplural of form taxon: A collection of organisms that is given formal recognition at some rank with a taxonomic name, but which is known to be a grouping based on similar morphological characteristics, rather than more extensive biological …
- zombie taxaplural of zombie taxon: A taxon that falsely appears to persist until, or reappear at, a time in the fossil record later than the taxon's actual point of extinction, due to fossils of organisms belonging to the taxon having been eroded …
- Lazarus taxaplural of Lazarus taxon: A taxon that disappears from the fossil record, suggesting extinction, only to reappear later.
- wastebasket taxaplural of wastebasket taxon: A taxon that exists only to classify organisms that do not fit anywhere else, being either paraphyletic or polyphyletic and therefore not considered valid under modern rules of taxonomy.
Compound words 16
- multitaxaSynonym of multitaxon: Involving multiple taxa
- taxationThe act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed.
- taxanesplural of taxane: Any of a class of diterpenoid drugs that inhibit cancer cell growth and division.
- taxaphobicFearing or opposing taxes.
- taxatorSynonym of taxer: One who taxes.
- morphotaxaplural of morphotaxon: A taxon of a group of organisms classified according to morphology alone
- orthotaxaplural of orthotaxon: A true taxon that is based on biological relationships rather than on form.
- parataxaplural of parataxon: An artificial taxon used to describe a fossil based on morphology with no relation to genetic reality.
- subtaxaplural of subtaxon (Elements within a taxon).
- supertaxaplural of supertaxon: A grouping of taxa.