genus

[US]/ˈdʒiːnəs/
[UK]/ˈdʒiːnəs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a rank in the classification of organisms, higher than species and lower than family

Phrases & Collocations

genus and species

type genus

Example Sentences

type genus of the Ceratodontidae: extinct genus of lungfishes.

88. type genus of the Agonidae.

type genus of Phytolaccaceae: pokeweed.

any member of the genus Stentor.

any arrowworm of the genus Sagitta.

a weedy aquatic plant of genus Elodea.

The daffodil belongs to the genus Narcissus.

extinct horse genus; formerly called genus Eohippus.

small genus of mediterranean shrubs; often included in genus Genista.

A genus is superior to a species.

type genus of the Otididae: European bustard.

type genus of the Caviidae: guinea pigs.

type genus of the family Cypraeidae: the typical cowries.

Echinus:a sea urchin of the genus Echinus.

sometimes placed in genus Genista.

A tree of the genus Guaiacum; a lignum vitae.

sometimes placed in genus Lychnis.

any of various plants of the genus Scabiosa.

has close similarity to genus Thuja.

genus to which the alewife is sometimes assigned.

Real-world Examples

Each of these families is divided into several genera, each genus into species, each species into varieties.

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

These viruses are all in the genus flavivirus.

Source: Osmosis - Microorganisms

It's not every day you chimpanzee something that proves so well, gorillas are the genus of primates.

Source: CNN 10 Student English April 2018 Compilation

Grasshopper mice frequently eat scorpions of the genus Hadrurus.

Source: PBS Fun Science Popularization

Times up, bumblebees, if you please, belong to the genus Bombus.

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2023 Collection

The Aquifex genus of bacteria is an example of an extremophile.

Source: Introduction to the Basics of Biology

Fusobacteria is another genus of bacteria in the mouth that produces excessive immune responses and activates oncogenes.

Source: Osmosis - Anatomy and Physiology

Now the Zika virus is transmitted via mosquitos in the Aedes genus.

Source: Osmosis - Microorganisms

Yeah, it's called Piloderma, that genus, that makes that yellow color.

Source: This Month's Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American

Its ancestral genus Mionictis, first roamed the Earth around 30m years ago.

Source: The Economist - Arts

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