Associations to the word «Genus»
Noun
- Noctuidae
- Geometridae
- Lepidoptera
- Subgenus
- Tortricidae
- Subfamily
- Beetle
- Snout
- Cerambycidae
- Moth
- Orchid
- Fungus
- Longhorn
- Cretaceous
- Conus
- Mollusk
- Triassic
- Species
- Superfamily
- Snail
- Arctiidae
- Legume
- Clade
- Specie
- Taxon
- Arthropod
- Mollusc
- Genu
- Gastropod
- Sunflower
- Acacia
- Alga
- Database
- Mite
- Belonging
- Phylogeny
- Catfish
- Cultivar
- Fossil
- Botanist
- Dinosaur
- Shrub
- Bacterium
- Lichen
- Wasp
- Homo
- Taxonomy
- Ant
- Revision
- Fly
- Family
- Spider
- Synonym
- Dragonfly
- Monograph
- Crustacean
- Skipper
- Plant
- Rodent
- Butterfly
- Mushroom
- Linnaeus
- Spore
- Cactus
- Lizard
- Crab
- Conifer
- Madagascar
- Negative
- Epoch
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
GENUS, noun. (taxonomy) a rank in the classification of organisms, below family and above species; a taxon at that rank
GENUS, noun. A group with common attributes.
GENUS, noun. (topology) A number measuring some aspect of the complexity of any of various manifolds or graphs
GENUS, noun. (semantics) Within a definition, a broader category of the defined concept.
GENUS NAME, noun. (taxonomy) The scientific name of a genus may be called the generic name or generic epithet: it is always capitalized.
Dictionary definition
GENUS, noun. A general kind of something; "ignore the genus communism".
GENUS, noun. (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species.
Wise words
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