genus
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Comparisons with the modern ant genus Liometopum, which is found today in North America and warmer parts of Europe, offer clues about how the extinct species may have lived.
From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026
The genus name comes from "bicharraco," a colloquial Spanish term meaning "big animal."
From Science Daily • May 12, 2026
They then compared the teeth of C. desosai with those of related species in the Cimolodon genus to confirm it was distinct.
From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026
Like other members of the Trimeresurus genus, the Huaxi Green Pitviper is venomous and capable of causing snakebite envenoming.
From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026
How was it possible that I’d never hear him ask me for a seven-letter word for something ever again, or what genus a particular species of bird falls under?
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Vocabulary lists containing genus
"The Origin of Species by Natural Selection" by Charles Darwin: Essential Words
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We the People: Gen
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The ACT Science Test: Biology Review 1
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