A classification category for a group of organisms.

1929, from German (1926), shortened from taxonomie (see taxonomy).

n. A named group of organisms, not necessarily a clade, but linked by shared physical or genetic characteristics. A taxon may be designated by a Latin name or by a letter, number, or any other symbol; [..]

A taxonomic entity, e.g., a named species. (pl., taxa) Higher taxa, from Genus

a classification category for a group of organisms (Cetaceans, Mammalia, Protista, etc.).

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A taxon (plural: taxa), or taxonomic unit, is a unit of any rank (i.e. kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species) designating an organism or a group of organisms. Business Biodiversity and [..]

A group of organisms that are genetically (evolutionarily) related. taxonomy

Any named taxonomic group, such as the family

Group of organisms linked by common ancenstry.  Taxa can range in scale from populations to kingdoms.

A unit of classification (e.g., species, genus).

a taxonomic category or group, such as a phylum, order, family, genus, or species.

Any named taxonomic group, such as the family Felidae, or the genus Homo, or the species Homo sapiens. Also, a formally recognized group, as distinct from any other group (such as the group of herbivo [..]

(taxa). A taxonomic group of organisms. In this code, taxa may be clades or species.

The named classification unit to which individuals are assigned e.g. genus, species, subspecies, variety etc. [3]

 (pl: taxa) any group or rank in a biological classification into which related organisms are classified (e.g. kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species).

[Plant groups] -- A group or category, at any level, in a system for classifying plants or animals.

(n) animal or plant group having natural relations

A particular group of organisms of any taxonomic rank. For example, a phylum, a genus, or a species. Plural is taxa.

The term used for a group or groups of populations of a particular organism.

  category used to classify organisms.

(plural taxa): unit used in grouping and naming organisms - e.g., family, genus, species.

Any formal taxonomic unit or category of organisms (e.g., species, genus, family, order). 

(plural: taxa) a group of organisms, considered to be a unit, and which generally has been formally named with a scientific (Latin or Greek) proper name and a rank. Defining what belongs or does not belong to such a taxonomic group is done by a taxonomist with the science of taxonomy. It is not uncommon for one taxonomist to disagree with another o [..]

a group of organisms in a taxonomic hierarchy that have affinity to one another.

A group of organisms that is given a proper name. The formulation of many of these names must follow the rules set forth in one of the codes of nomenclature. The relative hierarchical position of a ta [..]

Any one of the categories used in naming and classifying organisms, including phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species. For more information see the classification of animals.

A monophyletic group of organisms recognized as a formal unit, at any level of a hierarchic classification.

    A named group of organisms, not necessarily a natural (monophyletic) unit (cf. terminal).

a category in the classification of living organisms. The taxa (the plural of taxon) in the Linnean system are kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species.

Any scientifically defined biological unit, e.g. the class Insecta, the family Nymphalidae, the genus Apatura, or the species iris.

A general taxonomic unit defined by a set of characteristics common to each member of that unit (e.g., family, genus, species, subspecies, and infra-species).

The general term for a taxonomic group, no matter its rank.

The named taxonomic unit (e.g., Homo sapiens, Hominidae, or Mammalia) to which individuals, or sets of species, are assigned. Higher taxa are those above the species level. Cf. category.

  generally refers to a species but it may sometimes be a unique form of a species or a closely related group of species. Taxa is used when referring to more than one taxon.

(taxonomy) Any of the taxonomic categories, such as phylum or subspecies.