genus
/ˈd͡ʒiːnəs/ noun C2- A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below family (Lat. familia) and above species. · All magnolias belong to the genus Magnolia.· Other species of the genus Bos are often called cattle or wild cattle.
- A taxon at this rank. · In most cases, at subsequent mentions of the binomial name you can abbreviate the genus with no danger of confusing the reader.
- A group with common attributes.
- A natural number representing any of several related measures of the complexity of a given manifold or graph.
- Within a definition, a broader category of the defined concept.
- A type of tuning or intonation, used within an Ancient Greek tetrachord.
Plural genera
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