genera

[jen-er-uh] / ˈdʒɛn ər ə /

NOUN

type, class

Synonyms

WEAK

brand category character classification fashion group kind school sort species style

NOUN

type

Synonyms

STRONG

brand breed category class compartment department division genre group kind make model section sort style subdivision subfamily variety

Antonyms

STRONG

whole

Example Sentences

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Since the behavioral data did not always align perfectly with the species in that phylogeny, the researchers simplified the evolutionary tree to 44 genera, along with five families and one superfamily.

From Science Daily • May 2, 2026

However, several bacterial genera were more common in individuals that skipped the hot springs.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

In the end, the team used data from about 60 percent of all modern genera of plants.

From New York Times • May 11, 2024

Using this method, the team sequenced part of the nuclear genomes from about 8000 genera of angiosperms—about 60% of all flowering plants on Earth—and compared 353 of their genes.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 23, 2024

At the time of the Cognitive Revolution, the planet was home to about 200 genera of large terrestrial mammals weighing over 100 pounds.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari