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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | type |
| Synonyms: | brand, breed, category, class, compartment, department, division, genre, group, kind, make, model, section, sort, style, subdivision, subfamily, variety |
| Notes: | species is a subgroup of genus and you capitalize a genus, but not a species (which is properly pronounced SPEE-sheez) |
| Main Entry: | class |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | kind, sort, category |
| Synonyms: | branch, brand, breed, cast, caste, character, classification, collection, color, degree, denomination, department, description, designation, distinction, division, domain, estate, family, feather, frame, genre, genus, grade, grain, grouping, hierarchy, humor, ilk, kidney, league, make, mold, name, nature, order, origin, property, province, quality, range, rank, rate, school, sect, section, selection, set, source, species, sphere, standing, status, stripe, style, suit, temperament, value, variety |
| Main Entry: | description |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | class, kind |
| Synonyms: | brand, breed, category, character, classification, feather, genre, genus, ilk, kidney, nature, order, sort, species, stripe, type, variety |
Example Sentences
- The breadth of the genus is stunning, he says.
- Suggested penalty for anyone trafficking in the genus Phrynosoma (horned toads) will be 60 days in jail and a 200-dollar fine.
- The wasp, in the genus Trissolcus, may be able to nip the stink bug explosion in the bud by preying on stink bug eggs.
| Main Entry: | genre/genus |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | type, class |
| Synonyms: | brand, category, character, classification, fashion, group, kind, school, sort, species, style |
| Main Entry: | kind |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | class, species |
| Synonyms: | brand, breed, classification, family, genus, ilk, kin, order, race, set, sort, type, variety |
| Main Entry: | order |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | class, status |
| Synonyms: | bracket, branch, breed, cast, caste, degree, description, estate, family, feather, genre, genus, grade, hierarchy, ilk, kidney, kind, line, nature, pecking order, pigeonhole, place, position, rank, set, slot, sort, species, station, stripe, subclass, taxonomic group, type |
| Notes: | an order is being told to do something with no specific guidelines, a command is being told to do something in a specific way, and a directive is being told to do something and getting this information through channels |
| Main Entry: | sort |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | type, variety |
| Synonyms: | array, batch, battery, body, brand, breed, category, character, class, clutch, denomination, description, family, genus, group, ilk, kind, likes, likes of, lot, make, nature, number, order, parcel, quality, race, set, species, stamp, stripe, style, suite |
| Main Entry: | variety |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | type, sort |
| Synonyms: | assortment, brand, breed, category, character, class, classification, description, division, family, genus, grade, ilk, kidney, kind, make, nature, order, quality, race, rank, species, strain, stripe, tribe |
| Main Entry: | genre |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | type |
| Synonyms: | brand, category, character, class, classification, fashion, genus, group, kind, school, sort, species, style |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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