Definisjon av genus

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Noun

genus - (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species
taxon, taxonomic category, taxonomic group animal or plant group having natural relations
family primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family"
biological science, biology the science that studies living organisms
form genus an artificial taxonomic category established on the basis of morphological resemblance for organisms of obscure true relationships especially fossil forms
bacteria genus a genus of bacteria
protoctist genus any genus of Protoctista
fish genus any of various genus of fish
chordate genus any genus in the phylum Chordata
bird genus a genus of birds
amphibian genus any genus of amphibians
reptile genus a genus of reptiles
arthropod genus a genus of arthropods
mammal genus a genus of mammals
sponge genus a genus of Porifera
coelenterate genus a genus of coelenterates
ctenophore genus a genus of ctenophores
worm genus a genus of worms
mollusk genus a genus of mollusks
echinoderm genus a genus of echinoderms
subgenus (biology) taxonomic group between a genus and a species
type genus (biology) genus from which the name of a family or subfamily is formed; it is not necessarily the most representative genus but often the largest or best known or earliest described
form genus an artificial taxonomic category established on the basis of morphological resemblance for organisms of obscure true relationships especially fossil forms
species a specific kind of something; "a species of molecule"; "a species of villainy"
moss genus a genus of mosses
gymnosperm genus a genus of gymnosperms
liliopsid genus, monocot genus genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
fungus genus includes lichen genera
plant genus a genus of plants
genus - a general kind of something; "ignore the genus communism"
kind, sort, variety, form a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?"
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= antonym
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Substantiv

genus - A rank in the classification of organisms, below family and above species; a taxon at that rank.
genus - A group with common attributes.
genus - A number measuring some aspect of the complexity of any of various manifolds or graphs.
genus - Within a definition, a broader category of the defined concept.

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  • A genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia. The term comes from Latin genus "descent, family, type, gender", cognate with Greek: γένος – genos, "race, stock, kin". File:Biological_classification_L_Pengo_vflip.

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  • genus
    A rank in the classification of organisms, below family and above species.
  • genus
    A number measuring some aspect of the complexity of any of various manifolds or graphs.

Substantiv

  • Entall: genus
  • Flertall: genera

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