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Genus
01
(biology) any of the groups that plants, animals, etc. with similar characteristics are divided into, which is larger than a species and smaller than a family
Example
Orchids belong to the genus Orchidaceae, which is one of the largest families of flowering plants.
Scientists debated whether the newly found fossil should be classified within the existing genus or if it represented a new genus entirely.
Scientists debated whether the newly found fossil should be classified within the existing genus or if it represented a new genus entirely.
02
a general kind of something
Example
Orchids belong to the genus Orchidaceae, which is one of the largest families of flowering plants.
Scientists debated whether the newly found fossil should be classified within the existing genus or if it represented a new genus entirely.
Scientists debated whether the newly found fossil should be classified within the existing genus or if it represented a new genus entirely.
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