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genus

When scientists classify living things, a genus is one group. One genus usually includes a variety of species, and a number of genera are usually grouped together in one family. Sweet William belongs to the genus Dianthus.

genus

a general kind of something ignore the genus communism (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species

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The biologist classifies the newly found species in its own genus, whereas other taxonomists want to put it into an established genus.

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Genus Homo.
Of course, the genus Oenothera.
Just what specie or shall we say genus are you, my dear?
Well, I suppose you'd call me a genus humanus Alice.
The species of the genus Theraphosa.
It's an arboreal anthropoid of the genus papio.
There's over 100 species of genus orchids here.
Genus orchids.
What we're looking for, this is no more than an educated guess I'd like to make that clear, is some multicellular life form with stripes, huge, razor-sharp teeth, about 11-foot long and of the genus felis horribilis.
Genus Hapalochlaena.
The gastropod mollusc of the genus Patella, noted for adhering to rocks, sir?
Well, I'm not a botanist, but I think it's fair to guess that it's an unknown genus.
It appears to be a rare variety of Cypriprdium of the Asiatic genus PaphiopediIum.
You subclass genus.
Others of its tribe, species, conviction, and genus are dead, either already dead or not yet born.
There's over 100 species of genus orchis here.
Genus orchis.
P stands for Papilio, the genus. Sarpedon is the species, and M the gender, male.
Genus Aconitum Vulpana.
Look, genus rubus, fragaria, ananas comosus.
Well, I'm not a botanist, but it's fair to guess that it's an unknown genus.
What specie or genus are you, my dear?
I suppose you'd call me a genus humanus Alice.
Yes, sir. The aquatic members of the family salamandridae, - that constitute the genus molga.
Anthropoidal nature of the subject suggests some gross distortion of a known genus.
Oh, right, right, the Jerusalem from the jerusales tulipesias genus.
Derived from the Greek words for wing and finger, what is the genus.
Just knowing we're in the same genus makes me embarrassed to call myself homo.
The cyanobateria In oliver's blood shares a similar molecular makeup To the chloroplast found in a flower of the nerium genus.
Yes, Harald is not exactly thrilled of Abraham genus.
Genus datura.
And having had some prior dealings with the cruncher genus, I think the one-night proviso was due mostly to the grim unimaginability of having to talk with her for more than one night.
Tell me, how hard is it To learn the difference between a genus and a species?
It's a different genus altogether,although dentition is similar.

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Indeed, three years ago, a group of scientists led by Derek Wildman proposed, in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, that chimpanzees have been shown to be so close to humans genetically that they should be included in the genus Homo.

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