Genus

['dʒiːnəs;'dʒenəs] or ['dʒinəs]

Definition

(noun.) a general kind of something; 'ignore the genus communism'.

(noun.) (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species.

Edited by Blair--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A class of objects divided into several subordinate species; a class more extensive than a species; a precisely defined and exactly divided class; one of the five predicable conceptions, or sorts of terms.

(n.) An assemblage of species, having so many fundamental points of structure in common, that in the judgment of competent scientists, they may receive a common substantive name. A genus is not necessarily the lowest definable group of species, for it may often be divided into several subgenera. In proportion as its definition is exact, it is natural genus; if its definition can not be made clear, it is more or less an artificial genus.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Group (subordinate to a class, tribe, or order), assemblage of species.

Typist: Wanda

Definition

n. (zool.) a group consisting of a number of species closely connected by common characters or natural affinity: (log.) a class of objects comprehending several subordinate species:—pl. Genera (jen′ėra).—adjs. Gener′ic -al pertaining to a genus: relating to gender: of a general nature not special: distinctly characteristic.—adv. Gener′ically.

Editor: Martin

Examples

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