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genus

genus

2 7.5
A group of things that share common features
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒɛnəs/
: género
  • So they're in the same genus, different species.
  • genus and species
  • a single genus
  • genus of the family

We predicate species and genus of individual things.

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Examples

  • Furthermore, it is from the states that the genus of our major federal environmental laws emerged.

    Academic text (2009)
  • As we examined our prize, it seemed obvious that it belonged to no genus and species that had ever before been described.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Can we get extra extra credit if we classify the fossil by genus and species?

  • For Steiner, the opposite of individual is not "society" but "genus."

    Academic text (1991)
  • There is a genus of legless lizards that have front legs but no visible hind legs.

    Blog text (19)
  • With a few exceptions, the SIVs found in monkeys of the genus Cercopithecus tend to show molecular similarities.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Microscopic analysis of these internal components can often assign genus (in common terms, pine, oak, etc.) very accurately.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Because of their size, as well as the extreme irregularity of bamboo flowering, the genus is the bane of the collector's existence.

    Academic text (1991)
  • The biologist classified the new plant as belonging to the genus Rosa, which includes all roses.

  • Scientists have discovered a new species within the genus Panthera, which is known for big cats like lions and tigers.

Synonyms

type
vsgenus
∞ 1.0

A group of things or people that share the same features

is more focused on scientific grouping of similar entities rather than casual types
category
vsgenus
685 2.7

A group of things or people that have the same features

is a specific scientific-style class rather than a broad everyday grouping
taxon
vsgenus
  • Specialized
5 9.1

A group of living things that scientists put together, like a species or family

is a broader general class grouping similar things, not only taxonomic units
taxonomic group
vsgenus
  • Specialized
1 7.0

A set of living things that are put together because they are related, for example lions and tigers

is a general class that can apply beyond strictly biological groupings
biological group
vsgenus
  • Specialized
1 3.4

A group of plants or animals put together because they share traits

is less tied to biology and denotes a general class across things
taxonomic category
vsgenus
  • Specialized
1 6.8

A rank in the classification of living things like species or family that shows how they are related

is a general class for similar things rather than a formal rank

Compounds

genus Homo
  • Specialized
1 7.3

A group of species that includes modern humans and extinct relatives

genus Apis
  • Specialized
1 7.7

A group of bees that includes the European honeybee

genus Buteo
  • Specialized
1 8.8

A group of hawks with broad wings like buzzards that soar over open land

type genus
  • Specialized
1 9.9

The genus that gives the family or subfamily its name

genus Canis
  • Specialized
1 5.8

A group of animals like dogs, wolves, and jackals

genus Callicebus
  • Specialized
1 9.9

Small South American monkeys called titis that have long soft fur and bushy tails

genus Sphenodon
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A group of reptiles that includes the tuatara from New Zealand

genus Drosophila
  • Specialized
1 6.7

A group of small fruit flies used to study genes

genus Lilium
  • Specialized
1 7.7

A group of plants like true lilies with large beautiful flowers often grown in gardens

genus Equus
  • Specialized
1 8.0

A group of animals that includes horses, zebras, and donkeys

genus Rosa
  • Specialized
1 6.1

A group of prickly bushes and climbing plants that includes all true roses

1 9.9

A group of extinct early human ancestors like Australopithecus robustus

form genus
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A temporary group for living things, often fossils, whose relations to others are unclear

genus Astragalus
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A large group of herbs and small shrubs in the pea family found in northern temperate regions

genus Burhinus
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A group of large birds that live near water, like stone curlews and their relatives

genus Cygnus
  • Specialized
1 9.1

A group of large water birds that includes all true swans

genus Lepisma
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A group of small, wingless insects that includes silverfish

genus Mustela
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A group of animals that includes minks and weasels

genus Fagus
  • Specialized
1 8.9

A group of beech trees that grow in mild northern areas

genus Pisum
  • Specialized
1 8.1

A small group of climbing plants that includes the garden pea

genus Rattus
  • Specialized
1 7.7

A group of rodents that includes common rats with slanted upper front teeth

genus Salix
  • Specialized
1 7.7

A group of plants that includes willows, which are shrubs and trees

genus Bacteroides
  • Specialized
1 8.5

A group of bacteria that live in the human and animal gut and help the body break down food

genus Chlamydomonas
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A group of small, single-celled green algae with two tail-like flagella found in fresh water and damp soil

genus Clostridium
  • Specialized
1 8.1

A group of rod-shaped bacteria that live with little oxygen and often in soil or animal intestines

genus Fucus
  • Specialized
1 9.5

A group of brown seaweeds that grow on rocks along the seashore

genus Lemur
  • Specialized
1 9.2

A group of lemur species that live in Madagascar

genus Marmota
  • Specialized
1 9.1

A group of large ground squirrels found in North America, Europe, and Asia

genus Myrmecia
  • Specialized
1 9.9

Large aggressive Australian ants that have strong jaws and painful stings

genus Oedogonium
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A group of freshwater green algae that grow as long thin threads and often float

genus Taraxacum
  • Specialized
1 9.5

A group of flowering plants that includes dandelions

genus Tremella
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A group of jelly-like fungi with yellow, brain-like bodies

genus Cyperus
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A group of grasslike wetland plants that includes papyrus

genus Acinonyx
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A group of big cats that includes cheetahs

genus Apteryx
  • Specialized
1 9.5

A group of flightless kiwi birds from New Zealand

genus Artocarpus
  • Specialized
1 9.3

A group of evergreen trees from Asia that includes breadfruit and jackfruit

genus Capra
  • Specialized
1 8.3

A group of mammals that includes domestic and wild goats

genus Chamaeleo
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A group of chameleon species that includes the common pet chameleons

genus Chimaera
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A group of deep-sea fish with skeletons made of cartilage, related to sharks

genus Cinchona
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A group of South American trees whose bark gives quinine, a medicine for malaria

genus Corvus
  • Specialized
1 8.1

A group of birds that includes crows and ravens

genus Dendranthema
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A group of flowering plants like chrysanthemums grown for bright flowers used by florists

genus Felis
  • Specialized
1 7.9

A group of cats that includes the domestic cat and some wildcats

genus Geastrum
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A fungus with a round body that opens into star-shaped parts when dry, called earthstars

genus Fulica
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A group of water birds called coots that live in wetlands

genus Iris
  • Specialized
1 7.2

A group of flowering plants that grow from bulbs or underground stems, like common garden flowers with showy blooms

genus Juniperus
  • Specialized
1 7.8

A group of evergreen trees and shrubs called junipers that grow in northern parts of the world

genus Lycaena
  • Specialized
1 9.9

Small, thin butterflies that have bright blue, green, or copper upper wings

genus Lobelia
  • Specialized
1 9.1

A group of flowering plants with bright, tube-shaped flowers often grown in gardens

genus Malaxis
  • Specialized
1 9.4

A group of small orchids with thin spikes of tiny flowers

genus Malus
  • Specialized
1 8.6

A group of trees that includes apple and crabapple trees

genus Mytilus
  • Specialized
1 8.9

A group of sea mussels with smooth shells like blue mussels

genus Mya
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A group of sea clams including the soft-shell clam

genus Opuntia
  • Specialized
1 8.7

A group of cactus plants like prickly pears with flat spiny pads and edible fruit

genus Rhododendron
  • Specialized
1 7.7

A large group of bushes with bright flowers from cool northern areas

genus Ribes
  • Specialized
1 9.0

A group of flowering shrubs like currants and gooseberries that grow in the northern parts of the world

genus Rickettsia
  • Specialized
1 9.4

A group of bacteria that cause diseases like typhus and Rocky Mountain spotted fever in people

genus Sargassum
  • Specialized
1 9.1

A brown seaweed that often floats in large mats on the ocean surface

genus Silphium
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A group of tall North American plants that live for several years with large yellow, sunflower-like flowers

genus Shigella
  • Specialized
1 8.8

A group of bacteria that cause serious belly infections in people

genus Solanum
  • Specialized
1 8.1

A group of plants that includes potato and eggplant in the nightshade family

genus Sorex
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A group of small insect-eating mammals called shrews

genus Staphylococcus
  • Specialized
1 6.3

A group of round bacteria, many of which cause skin infections, pneumonia and food poisoning

genus Strix
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A group of owls with round heads and no ear tufts

genus Thespesia
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A small group of tropical trees like the portia tree that grow in warm coastal areas

genus Thunnus
  • Specialized
1 7.6

A group of large tuna fish that live in the sea

genus Thymus
  • Specialized
1 8.5

A group of small herbs with a strong smell like thyme that grow in Europe, North Africa, and Asia

genus Treponema
  • Specialized
1 9.5

Spiral-shaped bacteria that live without oxygen and can cause disease in animals and humans

genus Vanilla
  • Specialized
1 7.9

Tropical climbing orchids that produce pods used for vanilla flavor

genus Veronica
  • Specialized
1 8.6

A group of small flowering plants with blue, pink, white, or purple flowers

dicot genus
  • Specialized
8.4

A group of flowering plants that have two seed leaves when they start to grow

articulatio genus
  • Specialized
7.7

The joint at the knee that lets the leg bend

9.9

A group name for fungi seen only in their non-sexual stage, often causing plant disease

How General

family
  • Specialized
108 4.0
genus
2 7.5
category
685 2.7
type
∞ 1.0
instance
∞ 2.6

Surface Forms

genus singular
genera plural

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.