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

genus - thesaurus

Synonyms: class, division, family

Etymology

Latin

Latin gener-, genus birth, race, kind

Word family

genera, generic, generate

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