genus meaning
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- In biology, a genus /ˈdʒiːnəs/ (plural: genera) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family.
- E.G., Pongo pygmaeus and Pongo abelii are two species within the genus Pongo. Pongo is a genus within the family Hominidae.
- The composition of a genus is determined by a taxonomist. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera.


- NounPLgenera
- (taxonomy) a rank in the classification of organisms, below family and above species; a taxon at that rank.
- All magnolias belong to the genus Magnolia.
- Other species of the genus Bos are often called cattle or wild cattle.
- There are only two genera and species of seadragons.
- A group with common attributes.
- (topology) A number measuring some aspect of the complexity of any of various manifolds or graphs.
- (semantics) Within a definition, a broader category of the defined concept.
- (taxonomy) a rank in the classification of organisms, below family and above species; a taxon at that rank.
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- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- The madanins have an extended N-terminal region compared with peptides from the other genera while the hyalomins and the D.
- The genus is distinguished from other paederines particularly by the morphology of the aedeagus, which has a pair of dorso-lateral apophyses [2 ].
- Since this, the proposed classification to separate the genus homofermentative Lactobacillus and Brochothrix from the catalase test may result an overlap in the case of positive reaction.
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
- A chequerwise arrangement of the species belonging to the former Rimicaris and Chorocaris within Rimicaridinae gives additional evidence for their genetic similarity and thus synonimising both genera.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of genus in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
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- Nouns with irregular plurals
- Countable nouns
- Nouns with irregular plurals
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- en genuses
- en genus name
Source: Wiktionary