genus
- noun
- /ˈdʒɛnəs/
- So they're in the same genus, different species.
- genus and species
- a single genus
- genus of the family
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Watch on YouTubeWe predicate species and genus of individual things.
- We predicate species and genus of individual things.
- It's a simple genus, which is the result of this.
Examples
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Furthermore, it is from the states that the genus of our major federal environmental laws emerged.
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As we examined our prize, it seemed obvious that it belonged to no genus and species that had ever before been described.
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Can we get extra extra credit if we classify the fossil by genus and species?
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For Steiner, the opposite of individual is not "society" but "genus."
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There is a genus of legless lizards that have front legs but no visible hind legs.
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With a few exceptions, the SIVs found in monkeys of the genus Cercopithecus tend to show molecular similarities.
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Microscopic analysis of these internal components can often assign genus (in common terms, pine, oak, etc.) very accurately.
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Because of their size, as well as the extreme irregularity of bamboo flowering, the genus is the bane of the collector's existence.
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The biologist classified the new plant as belonging to the genus Rosa, which includes all roses.
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Scientists have discovered a new species within the genus Panthera, which is known for big cats like lions and tigers.
Synonyms
A group of things or people that share the same features
A group of things or people that have the same features
A group of living things that scientists put together, like a species or family
A set of living things that are put together because they are related, for example lions and tigers
A group of plants or animals put together because they share traits
A rank in the classification of living things like species or family that shows how they are related
Compounds
- Specialized
A group of hawks with broad wings like buzzards that soar over open land
- Specialized
Small South American monkeys called titis that have long soft fur and bushy tails
- Specialized
A group of plants like true lilies with large beautiful flowers often grown in gardens
- Specialized
A group of prickly bushes and climbing plants that includes all true roses
- Archaic
A group of extinct early human ancestors like Australopithecus robustus
- Specialized
A temporary group for living things, often fossils, whose relations to others are unclear
- Specialized
A large group of herbs and small shrubs in the pea family found in northern temperate regions
- Specialized
A group of large birds that live near water, like stone curlews and their relatives
- Specialized
A group of rodents that includes common rats with slanted upper front teeth
- Specialized
A group of bacteria that live in the human and animal gut and help the body break down food
- Specialized
A group of small, single-celled green algae with two tail-like flagella found in fresh water and damp soil
- Specialized
A group of rod-shaped bacteria that live with little oxygen and often in soil or animal intestines
- Specialized
A group of large ground squirrels found in North America, Europe, and Asia
- Specialized
Large aggressive Australian ants that have strong jaws and painful stings
- Specialized
A group of freshwater green algae that grow as long thin threads and often float
- Specialized
A group of evergreen trees from Asia that includes breadfruit and jackfruit
- Specialized
A group of chameleon species that includes the common pet chameleons
- Specialized
A group of deep-sea fish with skeletons made of cartilage, related to sharks
- Specialized
A group of South American trees whose bark gives quinine, a medicine for malaria
- Specialized
A group of flowering plants like chrysanthemums grown for bright flowers used by florists
- Specialized
A fungus with a round body that opens into star-shaped parts when dry, called earthstars
- Specialized
A group of flowering plants that grow from bulbs or underground stems, like common garden flowers with showy blooms
- Specialized
A group of evergreen trees and shrubs called junipers that grow in northern parts of the world
- Specialized
Small, thin butterflies that have bright blue, green, or copper upper wings
- Specialized
A group of flowering plants with bright, tube-shaped flowers often grown in gardens
- Specialized
A group of cactus plants like prickly pears with flat spiny pads and edible fruit
- Specialized
A large group of bushes with bright flowers from cool northern areas
- Specialized
A group of flowering shrubs like currants and gooseberries that grow in the northern parts of the world
- Specialized
A group of bacteria that cause diseases like typhus and Rocky Mountain spotted fever in people
- Specialized
A brown seaweed that often floats in large mats on the ocean surface
- Specialized
A group of tall North American plants that live for several years with large yellow, sunflower-like flowers
- Specialized
A group of plants that includes potato and eggplant in the nightshade family
- Specialized
A group of round bacteria, many of which cause skin infections, pneumonia and food poisoning
- Specialized
A small group of tropical trees like the portia tree that grow in warm coastal areas
- Specialized
A group of small herbs with a strong smell like thyme that grow in Europe, North Africa, and Asia
- Specialized
Spiral-shaped bacteria that live without oxygen and can cause disease in animals and humans
- Specialized
A group of small flowering plants with blue, pink, white, or purple flowers
- Specialized
A group of flowering plants that have two seed leaves when they start to grow
- Specialized
A group name for fungi seen only in their non-sexual stage, often causing plant disease
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Etymology
Genus comes from the Latin genus, which means 'kind' or 'birth' and is the same root as the English words genre and generation. So a genus is a general 'kind' or class of things that share similar features.