How to Spell genus
genus
genus - noun
- A class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic
- A class of objects divided into several subordinate species
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
Etymology
Latin gener-, genus birth, race, kind
Word family
genera, generic, generate
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