Etymology

ichnotaxon

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Today it means: A grouping, analogous to a biological taxon, used to classify footprints, burrows or other trace fossils, and hence, indirectly, the organisms that might have produced them. Full definition →

English taxon ← Ancient Greek ῐ̓́χνος (ĭ́khnos)
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  1. Ancient Greekῐ̓́χνος (ĭ́khnos)
  2. Englishichno-
  3. Englishtaxon
  4. English todayichnotaxon

From ichno- + taxon.

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