genus
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
genus /ˈdʒiːnəs, ˈdʒɛnəs/
▶noun (pl. genera /ˈdʒɛn(ə)rə/)
- 1 Biology a principal taxonomic category that ranks above species and below family, denoted by a capitalized Latin name, e.g. Leo.
- 2 a class of things which have common characteristics and which can be divided into subordinate kinds.
– origin C16: from L., ‘birth, race, stock’.
'genus' also found in these Oxford entries:
abalone
- abelia
- abutilon
- acacia
- açai
- acanthamoeba
- acanthus
- accentor
- acer
- acetobacter
- achillea
- aconite
- acorn barnacle
- acouchi
- actinian
- adder's tongue
- adjutant
- aepyornis
- African violet
- afrormosia
- agama
- agapanthus
- agave
- agrimony
- agrion
- ailanthus
- air plant
- ajuga
- akebia
- albizzia
- alchemilla
- alcid
- alligator
- alligator lizard
- allium
- allspice
- aloe
- alpine
- alstroemeria
- amaryllis
- Amazon
- amazon ant
- amberjack
- amelanchier
- ampelopsis
- amphioxus
- amphiuma
- anchovy
- anchusa
- ancylostomiasis
