English noun: genus |
1. | genus (cognition) a general kind of something |
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| Samples | Ignore the genus communism.
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| Broader (hypernym) | form, kind, sort, variety |
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2. | genus (group) (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species |
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| Broader (hypernym) | taxon, taxonomic category, taxonomic group |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | amphibian genus, arthropod genus, bacteria genus, bird genus, chordate genus, coelenterate genus, ctenophore genus, dicot genus, echinoderm genus, fern genus, fish genus, form genus, form genus, fungus genus, gymnosperm genus, liliopsid genus, magnoliopsid genus, mammal genus, mollusk genus, monocot genus, moss genus, plant genus, protoctist genus, reptile genus, sponge genus, type genus, worm genus |
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| Member holonym | species, subgenus |
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| Member meronym | family |
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| Domain category | biological science, biology |
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