Phrase Hound found 5 phrases and 19 compound words that contain taxon. The most common are listed below. Open taxon in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 5
- form taxonA 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 similarity.
- wastebasket taxonA 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.
- Elvis taxonA 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 morphology through convergent …
- zombie taxonA 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 from their original strata …
- Lazarus taxonA taxon that disappears from the fossil record, suggesting extinction, only to reappear later.
Compound words 19
- taxonifyTo categorize.
- orthotaxonA true taxon that is based on biological relationships rather than on form.
- allotaxonographAn allotaxonometric histogram
- eutaxonA taxon that accurately refers to organisms or remains of organisms based on genetic affinities.
- intrataxonWithin (organisms of a) particular taxon
- monotaxicContaining organisms of a single taxon
- morphotaxonA taxon of a group of organisms classified according to morphology alone
- multitaxicContaining organisms of multiple taxa
- multitaxonInvolving multiple taxa
- nothotaxonAny of certain taxonomic names for organism that are hybrids of natural taxa, not of hybrids.