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Genus

Noun

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1.NounA category in the classification of organisms, ranking below family (Lat. familia) and above species.
"All magnolias belong to the genus Magnolia.; Other species of the genus Bos are often called cattle or wild cattle.; There are only two genera and species of seadragons.; In most cases, at subsequent mentions of the binomial name you can abbreviate the genus with no danger of confusing the reader."
2.NounA taxon at this rank.
"In most cases, at subsequent mentions of the binomial name you can abbreviate the genus with no danger of confusing the reader."
3.NounA group with common attributes.
4.NounA natural number representing any of several related measures of the complexity of a given manifold or graph.
5.NounWithin a definition, a broader category of the defined concept.
6.NounA type of tuning or intonation, used within an Ancient Greek tetrachord.
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