type vs taxon

type and taxon both are nouns.

type is a verb but taxon is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
type	Yes	No	Yes	No
taxon	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, taxon is a hypernym of type; that is, taxon is a word with a broader meaning than type:

type: (biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon
taxon: animal or plant group having natural relations

Other hypernyms of type include taxonomic category, taxonomic group.

type (noun)	taxon (noun)
a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper	animal or plant group having natural relations
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
all of the tokens of the same symbol
printed characters
(biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon
a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)

type (verb)	taxon (verb)
identify as belonging to a certain type
write by means of a keyboard with types

Difference between type and taxon

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