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genus

ge·nus

genus

 
pronunciation:
ji ns
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part of speech: noun
inflections: genera, genuses
definition: a large group of different but closely related plants and animals. A genus contains more organisms than a species but fewer than a family.
Dogs and wolves are different species but belong to the same genus.
similar words:
family
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