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Definition of genus noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

genus

noun
 
/ˈdʒiːnəs/
 
/ˈdʒiːnəs/
(plural genera
 
/ˈdʒenərə/
 
/ˈdʒenərə/
)
(biology)
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  1. a group into which animals, plants, etc. that have similar characteristics are divided, smaller than a family and larger than a species compare class, kingdom, order, phylum
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    see also genericTopics Plants and treesc1, Animalsc1
    Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin, ‘birth, race, stock’.
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