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genus

ge·nus

UK/ˈdʒiːnəs/ US/ˈdʒɛnəs/ rare

noun

1.

a general kind of something

  • “ignore the genus communism”
2.

(biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species

Phrases

  • cloud genus
  • Euler genus
  • Euler-Fokker genus
  • form genus
  • genus alternas
  • genus name
  • summum genus
  • type genus

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