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genus::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | taxonomic category, taxonomic group, taxon |
| Has types | fern genus, fish genus, form genus, fungus genus, gymnosperm genus, liliopsid genus, magnoliopsid genus, mammal genus, mollusk genus, monocot genus, moss genus, plant genus, protoctist genus, reptile genus, sponge genus, worm genus, arthropod genus, bacteria genus, bird genus, chordate genus, coelenterate genus, ctenophore genus, dicot genus, echinoderm genus, type genus, amphibian genus |
| Derivation | generic |
Examples of genus
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Usually, when a new genus is discovered, it is associated with only one species.
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The first is the genus name, which is shared by several closely related species.
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They're an endangered species, but Mr. Gregg is from a different genus entirely.
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In fact, the sycamore is related to the maple tree being of the same acer genus.
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Several cladistic analyses have shown that the genus Acacia is not monophyletic.
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About 100 Asian species of the genus were formerly treated in the genus Pasania.
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Corallorhiza, the coralroot orchids, is a genus of flowers in the orchid family.
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The genus currently contains a single accepted species, Hemiconcavodonta minuta.
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The genus name Leucocarbo would apply to either this group, or the entire clade.
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- A general kind of something; "ignore the genus communism"
- (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species
- In biology, a genus (plural: genera) is a low-level taxonomic rank (a taxon) used in the classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia. ...
- Genus is a furry erotic comic book originally published by Antarctic Press, part of Special Collections department at Michigan State University Libraries. Retrieved June 26, 2007. and continued by Radio Comix. The comic began in June 1993, with 91 issues published as of June 2009. ...
- In mathematics, genus (plural genera) has a few different, but closely related, meanings: The genus of a connected, orientable surface is an integer representing the maximum number of cuttings along non-intersecting closed simple curves without rendering the resultant manifold disconnected. ...
- Traditionally, a tetrachord is a series of four tones filling in the interval of a perfect fourth, a 4:3 frequency proportion. In modern usage a tetrachord is any four-note segment of a scale or tone row. The term tetrachord derives from ancient Greek music theory. ...
- In mathematics, the genus of a multiplicative sequence is a ring homomorphism, from the cobordism ring of smooth oriented compact manifolds to another ring, usually the ring of rational numbers.
- A rank in the classification of organisms, below family and above species; a taxon at that rank; A group with common attributes; A number measuring some aspect of the complexity of any of various manifolds or graphs; Within a definition, a broader category of the defined concept
- Used when naming plants. Genus is the plant equivalent of our surnames. When followed by the name of the 'Species' you have it's botanical name. Almost always in Latin.
