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| ge·nus [ jnəss ] (plural gen·e·ra [ jénnərə ]) |
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1. biology set of closely related species: a category in the taxonomic classification of related organisms, comprising one or more species. Similar genera are grouped into families.
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2. logic broader term for something: the more general class or kind in which something is included, e.g. the species "dog" is included in the genus "animal"
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3. group: a class or group of any kind
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| [Mid-16th century. < Latin, "birth, race, kind"] |
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