genus - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'genus' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Genus

[ n.]

- 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.
- 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.

Meaning of 'genus' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . genus

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- a general kind of something

Example in sentence:

ignore the genus communism

Nearby Words:

gena genappe gendarme gendarmery gendarmes gender gendered gendering genderless geneagenesis

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Genus is a group of very closely related species.

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