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genus
/ˈd͡ʒiːnəs/
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What does genus mean?
noun
- A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below family (Lat. familia) and above species.
- A taxon at this rank.
- A group with common attributes.
More meanings (3)
noun
- A natural number representing any of several related measures of the complexity of a given manifold or graph.
- Within a definition, a broader category of the defined concept.
- A type of tuning or intonation, used within an Ancient Greek tetrachord.
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IPA pronunciation
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The nineteen forms of CORYPHANTHA are decidedly more northern in their distribution, and are our characteristic representatives of the genus Cactus.
I was much interested one day by watching a deadly contest between a Pepsis and a large spider of the genus Lycosa.
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Far away to the north in Greenland and Labrador this true lark, the most beautiful of its genus, makes its summer home.
But as further discoveries threw new light upon its structure, it was recognised as a distinct genus, under the name of Anchitherium.
This is a valuable genus of shrubs, all being remarkable for the abundance of white, and usually sweet-scented, flowers which they produce.