genus

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).

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ge·nus (jns)

n. pl. gen·er·a (jnr-)

A taxonomic category ranking below a family and above a species and generally consisting of a group of species exhibiting similar characteristics.

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genus

[jē′nəs] pl. genera

Etymology: L, kind

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.

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genus,

n in biology, a group of related species. In the binomial system of nomenclature, the genus is listed first.

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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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genus

Taxonomy A taxonomic grouping of one or several species which is subordinate to a family, tribe or subtribe and superior to a species. Cf Family, Species, Trait, Tribe.