ge•nus
Pronunciation: ( jē'nus), [key]
— pl. gen•e•ra ge•nus•es.
- the usual major subdivision of a family or subfamily in the classification of organisms, usually consisting of more than one species.
- a class or group of individuals, or of species of individuals.
- a kind; sort; class.
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