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genus
A	noun
	1	genus
			a general kind of something; "ignore the genus communism"
		Category Tree: psychological feature ╚cognition; knowledge; noesis ╚content; cognitive content; mental object ╚idea; thought ╚concept; conception; construct ╚category ╚kind; sort; form; variety ╚genus
	2	genus
			(biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species
		Category Tree: group; grouping ╚biological group ╚taxonomic group; taxonomic category; taxon ╚genus ╚sponge genus ╚mammal genus ╚arthropod genus ╚reptile genus ╚amphibian genus ╚bird genus ╚chordate genus ╚fish genus ╚protoctist genus ╚bacteria genus ╚form genus

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