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genus

[jee-nuhs] / ˈdʒi nəs /
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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According to Scheffrahn, the insect's appearance was so unusual that researchers initially believed they might be looking at an entirely new genus.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

Leafhoppers in this genus appear almost identical externally, making visual identification extremely difficult.

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2026

The insects belong to the genus Batracomorphus, a group of leafhoppers.

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2026

The researchers named the genus Algophthora by combining the word 'alga' with the Greek word 'phthora', meaning 'destruction'.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2026

Mangelsdorf said that it descended from the mix of a now-vanished wild ancestor of maize and wild grasses from the genus Tripsacum.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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