genus
/ˈdʒiːnəs/
noun
- A group of related animals, plants, or other living things that includes one or more species. In scientific classification, it ranks above species and below family.
- All dogs are in the genus Canis.
- The lion belongs to the genus Panthera.
- Scientists discovered a new genus of orchid in the rainforest.
- A class or group of things that have similar characteristics.
- The novel is part of a genus of adventure stories.
- These problems are all of the same genus.
- That style of music belongs to a different genus altogether.