/ Dictionary / Index T taxon: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: tax•on Pronunciation: (tak'son), [key] — pl. tax•a a taxonomic category, as a species or genus. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: taxon (Thesaurus) Taxol taxonomic phoneme Related Content Daily Word Quiz: panacea Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language