genus
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genus
a kind; sort; class or group of individuals or of species of individuals
Not to be confused with:
genius – exceptional natural ability; a person of extraordinarily high intelligence; gift, talent, aptitude, faculty
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ge·nus
(jē′nəs)n. pl. gen·er·a (jĕn′ər-ə)
1. Biology A taxonomic category ranking below a family and above a species and designating a group of species that are presumed to be closely related and usually exhibit similar characteristics. In a scientific name, the genus name is capitalized and italicized, for example,Ovis for sheep and related animals.
2. Logic A class of objects divided into subordinate species having certain common attributes.
3. A class, group, or kind with common attributes.
[Latin, kind; see genə- in Indo-European roots.]
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genus
(ˈdʒiːnəs)n, pl genera (ˈdʒɛnərə) or genuses
1. (Biology) 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)
2. (Logic) logic a class of objects or individuals that can be divided into two or more groups or species
3. a class, group, etc, with common characteristics
4. (Mathematics) 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
[C16: from Latin: race]
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ge•nus
(ˈdʒi nəs)n., pl. gen•e•ra (ˈdʒɛn ər ə)
ge•nus•es.
1. the usual major subdivision of a biological family or subfamily in the classification of organisms, usu. consisting of more than one species.
2. Logic. a class or group of individuals, or of species of individuals.
3. a kind; sort; class.
[1545–55; < Latin: race, stock, kind, gender, c. Greek génos]
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ge·nus
(jē′nəs) Plural genera (jĕn′ər-ə)
A group of organisms ranking above a species and below a family. See Table at taxonomy.
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Genus
a class, order, or type of thing, esp. of plants or animals.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
genus
A group of closely related species.
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Noun | 1. | genus - a general kind of something; "ignore the genus communism" |
2. | genus - (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species form genus - an artificial taxonomic category established on the basis of morphological resemblance for organisms of obscure true relationships especially fossil forms bacteria genus - a genus of bacteria protoctist genus - any genus of Protoctista fish genus - any of various genus of fish chordate genus - any genus in the phylum Chordata bird genus - a genus of birds amphibian genus - any genus of amphibians reptile genus - a genus of reptiles arthropod genus - a genus of arthropods mammal genus - a genus of mammals sponge genus - a genus of Porifera coelenterate genus - a genus of coelenterates ctenophore genus - a genus of ctenophores worm genus - a genus of worms mollusk genus - a genus of mollusks echinoderm genus - a genus of echinoderms biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms family - (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera; "sharks belong to the fish family" subgenus - (biology) taxonomic group between a genus and a species type genus - (biology) genus from which the name of a family or subfamily is formed; it is not necessarily the most representative genus but often the largest or best known or earliest described form genus - (biology) an artificial taxonomic category for organisms of which the true relationships are obscure species - (biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed moss genus - a genus of mosses gymnosperm genus - a genus of gymnosperms liliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination fungus genus - includes lichen genera plant genus - a genus of plants fern genus - genera of ferns and fern allies |
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genus
noun type, sort, kind, group, set, order, race, class, breed, category, genre, classification all the species of a particular genus
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genro
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genus
n pl <genera> (Biol) → Gattung f
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ge·nus
n. género, categoría perteneciente a una clasificación biológica.
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