Definition of genus Genus
/ʤiˈnʌs/ - [jeenus] - ge•nus
We found 13 definitions of genus from 7 different sources.
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What does genus mean?
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NounPlural: genera |
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| genus - (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species | ||
| taxon, taxonomic category, taxonomic group animal or plant group having natural relations | ||
| family primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family" | ||
| biological science, biology the science that studies living organisms | ||
| form genus an artificial taxonomic category established on the basis of morphological resemblance for organisms of obscure true relationships especially fossil forms | ||
| bacteria genus a genus of bacteria | ||
| protoctist genus any genus of Protoctista | ||
| fish genus any of various genus of fish | ||
| chordate genus any genus in the phylum Chordata | ||
| bird genus a genus of birds | ||
| amphibian genus any genus of amphibians | ||
| reptile genus a genus of reptiles | ||
| arthropod genus a genus of arthropods | ||
| mammal genus a genus of mammals | ||
| sponge genus a genus of Porifera | ||
| coelenterate genus a genus of coelenterates | ||
| ctenophore genus a genus of ctenophores | ||
| worm genus a genus of worms | ||
| mollusk genus a genus of mollusks | ||
| echinoderm genus a genus of echinoderms | ||
| subgenus (biology) taxonomic group between a genus and a species | ||
| type genus (biology) genus from which the name of a family or subfamily is formed; it is not necessarily the most representative genus but often the largest or best known or earliest described | ||
| form genus an artificial taxonomic category established on the basis of morphological resemblance for organisms of obscure true relationships especially fossil forms | ||
| species a specific kind of something; "a species of molecule"; "a species of villainy" | ||
| moss genus a genus of mosses | ||
| gymnosperm genus a genus of gymnosperms | ||
| liliopsid genus, monocot genus genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed | ||
| dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination | ||
| fungus genus includes lichen genera | ||
| plant genus a genus of plants | ||
| genus - a general kind of something; "ignore the genus communism" | ||
| kind, sort, variety, form a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- genus (Noun)
A rank in the classification of organisms, below family and above species; a taxon at that rank. - genus (Noun)
A group with common attributes. - genus (Noun)
A number measuring some aspect of the complexity of any of various manifolds or graphs. - genus (Noun)
Within a definition, a broader category of the defined concept.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- genus (n.)
A class of objects divided into several subordinate species; a class more extensive than a species; a precisely defined and exactly divided class; one of the five predicable conceptions, or sorts of terms. - genus (n.)
An assemblage of species, having so many fundamental points of structure in common, that in the judgment of competent scientists, they may receive a common substantive name. A genus is not necessarily the lowest definable group of species, for it may often be divided into several subgenera. In proportion as its definition is exact, it is natural genus; if its definition can not be made clear, it is more or less an artificial genus.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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genus
A rank in the classification of organisms, below family and above species. -
genus
A number measuring some aspect of the complexity of any of various manifolds or graphs.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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genus
jē′nus, n. (zool.) a group consisting of a number of species closely connected by common characters or natural affinity: (log.) a class of objects comprehending several subordinate species:—pl. Genera (jen′ėra).—adjs. Gener′ic, -al, pertaining to a genus: relating to gender: of a general nature, not special: distinctly characteristic.—adv. Gener′ically. [L. genus, generis, birth; cog. with Gr. genos—gignesthai.]
Wikipedia 
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In taxonomy, when scientists talk about a genus (one genus, several genera'") of animals, they mean several closely related species of those animals. Several genera make up a family.
Genus is the "great" in the mnemonic, or a saying to help a person remember something, King Phillip Came Over For Great Spaghetti. When writing a scientific name of an organism, you need to write the name with the genus in fromt. For example, "Felis silvestris catus", Felis is the genus. The genus must always be capitalised.
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