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- [jee-nuh s]
- /ˈdʒi nəs/
- /ˈdʒiː.nəs/
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- [jee-nuh s]
- /ˈdʒi nəs/
Definitions of genus word
- noun plural genus Biology. the usual major subdivision of a family or subfamily in the classification of organisms, usually consisting of more than one species. 1
- noun plural genus Logic. a class or group of individuals, or of species of individuals. 1
- noun plural genus a kind; sort; class. 1
- noun genus A principal taxonomic category that ranks above species and below family, and is denoted by a capitalized Latin name, e.g., Leo. 1
- noun genus biological subdivision 1
- countable noun genus A genus is a class of similar things, especially a group of animals or plants that includes several closely related species. 0
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Origin of genus
First appearance:
before 1545 One of the 30% oldest English words
1545-55; < Latin: race, stock, kind, gender; cognate with Greek génos. See gens, gender1, kin
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Parts of speech for Genus
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genus popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
genus usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for genus
noun genus
- sort — a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature: to develop a new sort of painting; nice people, of course, but not really our sort.
- division — the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.
- kind — of a good or benevolent nature or disposition, as a person: a kind and loving person.
- compartment — A compartment is one of the separate spaces into which a railway carriage is divided.
- group — any collection or assemblage of persons or things; cluster; aggregation: a group of protesters; a remarkable group of paintings.
Antonyms for genus
noun genus
- whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.
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