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genus /ge·nus/ (je´nus) pl. gen´era [L.] a taxonomic category subordinate to a tribe (or subtribe) and superior to a species (or subgenus).
genus a subdivision of a family of organisms. A genus usually is composed of several closely related species. The genus Homo has only one species, Homo sapiens (humans). See also family. genus [je´nus] (pl. gen´era) (L.) a taxonomic category (taxon) subordinate to a tribe (or subtribe) and superior to a species (or subgenus).
genus, n in biology, a group of related species. In the binomial system of nomenclature, the genus is listed first.
genus pl. genera [L.] a taxonomic category (taxon) subordinate to a tribe (or subtribe) and superior to a species (or subgenus).
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