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genus
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genus
n.
category in which living organisms with common characteristics are classified (Biology); category, class, kind
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Genus
A genus (, genera) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms in biology. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus.
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genus
Noun
1. a general kind of something; "ignore the genus communism"
(hypernym) kind, sort, form, variety
2. (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species
(hypernym) taxonomic group, taxonomic category, taxon
(hyponym) form genus
(member-holonym) family
(member-meronym) subgenus
(classification) biology, biological science
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Genus (der)
nm.
gender, sex of a person or animal; system in some languages in which nouns are separated into two or more groups; such a group of nouns
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genus
n.
genus, category in which living organisms with common characteristics are classified (Biology); category, class, kind
