genus Homarus

8.3

A group of large lobsters that people eat, like the American and European lobsters

noun
/ˈdʒɛnəs ˈhoʊmərəs/

Specialized

: género Homarus

The genus Homarus includes both American and European lobsters.

Examples

Lobsters from the genus Homarus are popular in seafood cuisine.
The genus Homarus includes both the American lobster and the European lobster.
Commercial fisheries mainly target species belonging to the genus Homarus for their economic value.
Scientists study the evolutionary differences within the genus Homarus to understand lobster diversity.
Commercial fisheries mainly target species belonging to the genus Homarus for their economic value.
The genus Homarus includes both the American lobster and the European lobster.
Lobsters from the genus Homarus are popular in seafood cuisine.

Synonyms

Homarus

vsgenus Homarus

Specialized

9.3

A group of large lobsters that people eat, like the common North Atlantic lobster

focuses on European and American species rather than only North Atlantic ones

Surface Forms

genus Homarus singular

genera Homarus plural

Morphology

genus + Homarus

The phrase is a straightforward taxonomic label: combining 'genus' (a biological rank) with the name 'Homarus' yields the taxonomic group of lobsters called Homarus. This compositional pattern (rank + taxon name) is cross-linguistically regular and immediately interpretable by a learner who knows both constituents.

Etymology

Genus Homarus comes from the old word Homarus, which meant 'lobster' in ancient Greek, and genus means a 'group' of related animals. So genus Homarus is the scientific name for the group of large, edible lobsters like the American and European species.