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| generic |
of or concerning a biological genus. [1/4 definitions] |
| giardia |
any parasitic protozoan of the genus Giardia that colonizes the intestines of humans and other vertebrates and may cause diarrhea and other digestive problems. |
| giardiasis |
infection of the intestines by any parasitic protozoan of the genus Giardia associated with diarrhea, abdominal pain, and weight loss. |
| leptospirosis |
any of various systemic infections in humans and animals, variously affecting the eyes, kidneys, liver, or the like, that is caused by a genus of spiral-shaped bacteria found in water and sewage. |
| lignum vitae |
the hard, heavy, durable wood of a genus of evergreen tropical American trees, used in making marine supplies, casters, pulleys, and the like. |
| Linnaean |
of, using, or denoting Linnaeus' system of classifying plants and animals according to a double name, the first word naming the genus, and the second naming the species. |
| listeria |
any of various rod-shaped bacteria of the genus Listeria that infects humans and other animals through contaminated food. [1/2 definitions] |
| meadow rue |
any of a genus of perennial plants of the buttercup family that have ruelike leaves and bear clusters of small, white, yellow, or purple flowers. |
| meadowsweet |
any of a genus of plants of the rose family bearing fragrant clusters of white, pink, or purple flowers. [1/2 definitions] |
| megalosaur |
any of a genus of huge carnivorous dinosaurs. |
| orchis |
any of a genus of orchids bearing small purple or white flowers that grow in spikes. |
| Perdix |
a genus of partridge, medium in size and inhabiting parts of Asia, Europe, and North America. [1/2 definitions] |
| pipistrelle |
any of a genus of small bats, found in North America and most of the Eastern Hemisphere, that fly before nightfall. |
| Pithecanthropus |
(Latin) a former genus of extinct hominids; Java man. (See Homo erectus.) |
| protea |
any flowering shrub from southern Africa of the genus Protea. |
| rotavirus |
any of a genus (Rotavirus) of double-stranded RNA viruses causing a low-grade fever, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, esp. in infants and young children. |
| species |
in biology, the most fundamental classification of living things, comprising individuals that naturally breed with one another but not with those of other species; subdivision of a genus. [1/3 definitions] |
| subfamily |
a biological classification of related organisms ranked between a family and a genus. [1/2 definitions] |
| tautonym |
in zoology, a scientific name in which the genus name and the species name are the same. |
| teosinte |
any of several grasses of the genus Zea native to Mexico and Central America that are similar to corn. Scientists believe that corn was domesticated from a type of teosinte. |
| trinomial |
the three-word taxonomic name of any plant or animal, designating its genus, species, and subspecies or variety. [1/4 definitions] |
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