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Capable of being taxed; liable by law to the assessment of taxes; as, taxable estate; taxable commodities.

Having the posterior tarsal scales, or scutella, rectangular and arranged in regular rows; -- said of certain birds.

The act of laying a tax, or of imposing taxes, as on the subjects of a state, by government, or on the members of a corporation or company, by the proper authority; the raising of revenue; also, a system of raising revenue.

The American badger.

An order of extinct Mammalia found in the Tertiary formations.

One who taxes.

One who collects taxes or revenues. -- Tax"gath`er*ing, n.

An Athenian military officer commanding a certain division of an army. Milford.

One of a family of beetles (Taxicornes) whose antennæ are largest at the tip. Also used adjectively.

Of or pertaining to the art of preparing and preserving the skins of animals.

A person skilled in taxidermy.

The art of preparing, preserving, and mounting the skins of animals so as to represent their natural appearance, as for cabinets.

sonous alkaloid of bitter taste extracted from the leaves and seeds of the European yew (Taxus baccata). Called also taxia.C35H47NO10

Manipulation applied to a hernial tumor, or to an intestinal obstruction, for the purpose of reducing it. Dunglison.

Free from taxation.

Same as Taxonomy.

Pertaining to, or involving, taxonomy, or the laws and principles of classification; classificatory.

One skilled in taxonomy.

That division of the natural sciences which treats of the classification of animals and plants; the laws or principles of classification.

Same as Taxer, n., 2.