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ge·nus
 genus
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noun |
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genera, genuses |
| definition: |
a large group of different but closely related plants and animals. A genus contains more organisms than a species but fewer than a family.
Dogs and wolves are different species but belong to the same genus.- similar words:
- family
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| related words: |
form, kind, kingdom, type, variety |
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