1 | noun | a general kind of something 2 | noun | (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species

j'eenuhs (IPA: dʒˈinəs)

ge-nus (5 letters | 2 syllables)

1551 (European Renaissance) (474 years ago)

Old English | Latin

genera

amphibian genus | arthropod genus | bacteria genus | bird genus | chordate genus | coelenterate genus | ctenophore genus | dicot genus | echinoderm genus | fern genus | fish genus | form genus | fungus genus | gymnosperm genus | liliopsid genus | ... (total: 26)

form | kind | sort | variety | taxon | taxonomic category | taxonomic group (total: 7)

dominus | intravenous | minas | venous (based on typical American pronunciation)

genes | genius | gents | menus | Venus (total: 5)

(none among common words)

Spanish: | género (biology) French: | genre (biology) Portuguese: | gênero (biology) German: | Sorte (biology) Japanese: | 属 (common noun) | 類 (common noun) | 類概念 (common noun)

Biological group | Family group | It's all in the family | Ranking above species | The "Homo" in "Homo sapiens" | Trivial Pursuit edition | Trivial Pursuit's ____ Edition (total: 7) (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)

6 (International English) | 6 (North American English)

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