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Taxon vs Intraclade - What's the difference?

taxon | intraclade |

As a noun taxon

is any of the taxonomic categories such as phylum or subspecies.

As an adjective intraclade is

within a clade, or monophyletic taxon.

taxon

English

Noun

(wikipedia taxon) (taxa)
  • (taxonomy) Any of the taxonomic categories such as phylum or subspecies
    • For a full list of taxa, see under taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * morphotaxon * supertaxon, supertaxa * subtaxon, subtaxa * taxonic * taxonically * taxonicity

    intraclade

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (biology) Within a clade, or monophyletic taxon
    • intraclade variation

    Antonyms

    * interclade

    Related terms

    * intraspecific