单词	genus
释义	genus noun ge·​nus ˈjē-nəs  ˈje-  plural genera ˈje-nə-rə  also genuses 1 : a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic specifically : a category of biological classification ranking between the family and the species, comprising structurally or phylogenetically (see phylogenetic sense 2) related species or an isolated species exhibiting unusual differentiation, and being designated by a Latin or latinized capitalized singular noun 2 : a class of objects divided into several subordinate species Synonyms bracket category class classification division family grade group kind league order rank(s) rubric set species tier type See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences the crime novel, written from the criminal's perspective, is sometimes seen as a particular species of the detective story genus Recent Examples on the Web The third number that mathematicians use to describe a curve is called its genus. Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 25 Aug. 2022 However, it wasn’t designated as its own genus until around 2005. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 7 Aug. 2022 Studies have shown that monkeypox is linked to the Orthopoxvirus genus, which is also found in smallpox and cowpox. Ahjané Forbes, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2022 Here’s the collection of another comb jelly, with notable tentacles and brilliant flashes of color, likely belonging to a new genus (the classification above species) that hasn’t been formally described by researchers. Matt Simon, Wired, 23 Dec. 2021 Instead, the drug was tested in animals against viruses from the same genus as smallpox, including in monkeys with monkeypox. Joseph Walker, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2022 On land, members of the same genus live symbiotically with fungus-growing ants, producing antibacterial and antifungal molecules that deter pathogens from invading the ants' fungal gardens. Stephanie Stone, Scientific American, 23 July 2022 Researchers compared the Joro spider to the golden silk spider, a species in the same genus that has not expanded beyond the southeast, per the study. Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Mar. 2022 One of the flowers preserved in amber was named by researchers Eophylica priscatellata and the other Phylica piloburmensis, the same genus as the Phylica flowers that are native to South Africa today. Katie Hunt, CNN, 1 Feb. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Latin gener-, genus birth, race, kind — more at kin First Known Use 1551, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing genus form genus type genus form genus type genus Kids Definition genus noun ge·​nus ˈjē-nəs  plural genera ˈje-nə-rə : a group of related living things (as plants or animals) that ranks below the family in scientific classification and is made up of one or more species Medical Definition genus noun ge·​nus ˈjē-nəs  ˈjen-əs  plural genera ˈjen-ə-rə  : a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic specifically : a category of biological classification ranking between the family and the species, comprising structurally or phylogenetically related species or an isolated species exhibiting unusual differentiation, and designated by a Latin or latinized capitalized singular noun genus noun as in type one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic the crime novel, written from the criminal's perspective, is sometimes seen as a particular species of the detective story genus Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance type category kind species classification group family tier class sort rank(s) variety subspecies bracket section league division breed generation rubric set grade subgroup order subclass description like subdivision kidney branch specialty nature race manner speciality ilk feather label title heading
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