"taxa" meaning in English

See taxa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-taxa.wav [US]
Etymology: The plural form of taxon, formed according to the Ancient Greek -ον (-on) → -α (-a) pluralisation pattern. Etymology templates: {{m|en|taxon}} taxon, {{uder|en|grc|-ον}} Ancient Greek -ον (-on), {{m|grc|-α}} -α (-a) Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} taxa
  1. plural of taxon Tags: form-of, plural Form of: taxon
    Sense id: en-taxa-en-noun-2rwSuCGF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English plurals in -a with singular in -um or -on, English undefined derivations

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