genus

1. A general kind of something (synset 105853540)
   "ignore the genus communism"
   is a type of: form, kind, sort, variety - a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
2. (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species (synset 108125938)
   referred to in: biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms
   is a type of: taxon, taxonomic category, taxonomic group - animal or plant group having natural relations
   subtypes:

   • form genus - an artificial taxonomic category established on the basis of morphological resemblance for organisms of obscure true relationships especially fossil forms
   • bacteria genus - a genus of bacteria
   • protoctist genus - any genus of Protoctista
   • fish genus - any of various genus of fish
   • chordate genus - any genus in the phylum Chordata
   • bird genus - a genus of birds
   • amphibian genus - any genus of amphibians
   • reptile genus - a genus of reptiles
   • arthropod genus - a genus of arthropods
   • mammal genus - a genus of mammals
   • sponge genus - a genus of Porifera
   • coelenterate genus - a genus of coelenterates
   • ctenophore genus - a genus of ctenophores
   • worm genus - a genus of worms
   • mollusk genus - a genus of mollusks
   • echinoderm genus - a genus of echinoderms
   • 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 described
   • form genus - (biology) an artificial taxonomic category for organisms of which the true relationships are obscure
   • moss genus - a genus of mosses
   • gymnosperm genus - a genus of gymnosperms
   • liliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
   • dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
   • fungus genus - includes lichen genera
   • plant genus - a genus of plants
   • fern genus - genera of ferns and fern allies
   member holonym:

   • subgenus - (biology) taxonomic group between a genus and a species
   • species - (biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
   belongs to: family - (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera

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