genuses

ge·nus

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Definitions of genuses word

noun plural genuses 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 genuses Logic. a class or group of individuals, or of species of individuals. 1
noun plural genuses a kind; sort; class. 1

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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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.

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