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Taxon vs Multitaxon - What's the difference?

taxon | multitaxon |

As a noun taxon

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

As an adjective multitaxon is

involving multiple taxons.

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

    multitaxon

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Involving multiple taxons