Defenition of the word genus

• Defenition of the word genus

  • A rank in the classification of organisms, below family and above species.
  • A number measuring some aspect of the complexity of any of various manifolds or graphs.
  • a general kind of something; "ignore the genus communism"
  • (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species
  • a general kind of something

Synonyms for the word genus

• • class
  • genre
  • genus verbi
  • group
  • kind
  • sort
  • species
  • type

Similar words in the genus

• • genus

Meronymys for the word genus

• • family
  • species
  • subgenus

Hyponyms for the word genus

• • aktiv
  • amphibian genus
  • arthropod genus
  • bacteria genus
  • bird genus
  • chordate genus
  • coelenterate genus
  • ctenophore genus
  • dicot genus
  • echinoderm genus
  • fern genus
  • fish genus
  • form genus
  • fungus genus
  • gymnosperm genus
  • liliopsid genus
  • magnoliopsid genus
  • mammal genus
  • mollusk genus
  • monocot genus
  • moss genus
  • passiv
  • plant genus
  • protoctist genus
  • reptile genus
  • sponge genus
  • stativ
  • type genus
  • worm genus

Hypernyms for the word genus

• • form
  • kind
  • sort
  • taxon
  • taxonomic category
  • taxonomic group
  • variety

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