genus

Definitions

genus is the Latin word itself — 'birth, race, kind.' Borrowed directly into biology by Linnaeus as the rank for a group of closely related species. It is the literal Latin parent of general, generic, gender and genre, all meaning 'kind.'

Common Collocations

• 1.new genus新的属
• 2.same genus同一个属
• 3.genus and species属和种

Example Sentences

• 1.

  The wolf and the dog belong to the same genus.

• 2.

  Scientists placed the fossil in a new genus.