genus

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noun

1. a general kind of something (Freq. 2)
- ignore the genus communism
• Derivationally related forms:
generic
• Hypernyms:
kind, sort, form, variety
2. (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species (Freq. 1)
• Derivationally related forms:
generic
• Topics:
biology, biological science
• Hypernyms:
taxonomic group, taxonomic category, taxon
• Hyponyms:
form genus, bacteria genus, protoctist genus, fish genus, chordate genus,
bird genus, amphibian genus, reptile genus, arthropod genus, mammal genus, sponge genus,
coelenterate genus, ctenophore genus, worm genus, mollusk genus, echinoderm genus, type genus,
moss genus, gymnosperm genus, monocot genus, liliopsid genus, dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus,
fungus genus, plant genus, fern genus
• Member Holonyms:
family
• Member Meronyms:
subgenus, species