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genus
[ jee-nuhs ]
noun
, plural gen·e·ra [jen, -er-, uh], ge·nus·es.
- Biology. the usual major subdivision of a family or subfamily in the classification of organisms, usually consisting of more than one species.
- Logic. a class or group of individuals, or of species of individuals.
- a kind; sort; class.
genus
/ ˈdʒiːnəs /
noun
- biology any of the taxonomic groups into which a family is divided and which contains one or more species. For example, Vulpes (foxes) is a genus of the dog family ( Canidae )
- logic a class of objects or individuals that can be divided into two or more groups or species
- a class, group, etc, with common characteristics
- maths a number characterizing a closed surface in topology equal to the number of handles added to a sphere to form the surface. A sphere has genus 0, a torus, genus 1, etc
genus
/ jē′nəs /
, Plural genera jĕn′ər-ə
- A group of organisms ranking above a species and below a family. The names of genera, like those of species, are written in italics. For example, Periplaneta is the genus of the American cockroach, and comes from the Greek for “wandering about.”
- See Table at taxonomy
genus
- In biology , the classification lower than a family and higher than a species . Wolves belong to the same genus as dogs. Foxes belong to a different genus from that of dogs and wolves, but to the same family. ( See Linnean classification .)
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- pseudo·genus noun plural pseudogenera pseudogenuses
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of genus1
C16: from Latin: race
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