type genus

type genus

n. The taxonomic genus that is designated as representative of the family to which it belongs.

type′ ge`nus

n. Biol. the genus that is formally held to be typical of the family or other higher group to which it belongs. [1830–40]

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type genus - (biology) genus from which the name of a family or subfamily is formed; it is not necessarily the most representative genus but often the largest or best known or earliest describedbiological science, biology - the science that studies living organismsgenus - (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species