A group with common attributes.
Used in a Sentence
genuses
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for genuses.
Editorial note
The key is number of different living species, let alone genuses and families of animals.
Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
A group with common attributes.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of genuses gathered in one view.
(biology, taxonomy) A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below family (Lat. familia) and above species.
(by ellipsis) A taxon at this rank.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for genuses.
noun
A group with common attributes.
noun
(biology, taxonomy) A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below family (Lat. familia) and above species.
noun
(by ellipsis) A taxon at this rank.
noun
(semantics) Within a definition, a broader category of the defined concept.
Example sentences
The key is number of different living species, let alone genuses and families of animals.
There are genuses who are broke, and there are people who work their asses off through life and are still hopeless.
It seems that the powers that be decided lactobacillus was getting a bit crowded and decided to split it into separate genuses.
Is it that the Salix genus is more effective or are more genuses (geni?) also effective but just haven't been studied yet?
So we've created a viable offspring not just from two different species, but two different genuses.
Gooseberries and tomatillos are different genuses, though the same solanaceae family.
Alcohol resistance can be developed in many bacteria genuses (genii?).
They're in different families (your examples at least share genuses).
Sure there might be some bias against/for some groups, but everyone knows there's genuses in India and white caucasian flops so they give everyone equal opportunity.
I think you're over-estimating how many species suddenly gain new genes from other genuses.
My math classes were full of genuses and savants.
The Lithobates side is essentially one person along with his sock and/or meat puppets, so in the end, after many rounds of moderation, most of the species in question are listed under both genuses.
Quote examples
The divergence of species, families, and genuses "emerges" over time, but I think we're agreeing that this is a different use of the word.
Table S3 here[1] starting on page 9 appears to show nearly 80 different genuses within stool samples after filtering out "vegetative (non–spore form) bacteria, fungi, parasites, and viruses" [2].
Viruses contain RNA, have reproduction dependent on DNA, and are subject to evolution, which is why they're still categorized in their own tree of "life" with kingdoms, phyla, families, genuses, species, strains, etc.
And then if everything is math, setting up rigid boundaries between “math” and “not math” is difficult, but I don’t think that’s a bad thing - binary classification is famously problematic when trying to apply to the real world (eg genuses in biology are a valiant but ultimately futile attempt).
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use genuses in a sentence?
The key is number of different living species, let alone genuses and families of animals.
What does genuses mean?
A group with common attributes.
What part of speech is genuses?
genuses is commonly used as noun.