meaning of genus
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. a general kind of something; "ignore the genus
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Related Words
genus | genus abelia | genus abelmoschus | genus abies | genus abramis | genus abrocoma | genus abronia | genus abudefduf | genus abutilon | genus acacia | genus acalypha | genus acanthisitta | genus acanthocereus | genus acanthocybium | genus acanthophis | genus acanthoscelides | genus acanthurus | genus acanthus | genus accipiter | genus acer | genus acherontia | genus acheta | genus achillea | genus achimenes | genus achoerodus | genus achras | genus acinonyx | genus acinos | genus acipenser | genus acocanthera |
