ge‧nus /ˈdʒiːnəs, ˈdʒen-/ noun (plural genera /ˈdʒenərə/) [countable] technical
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: 'birth, race, type']
one of the groups into which scientists divide animals or plants, in which the animals or plants are closely related but cannot produce babies together. A genus includes fewer members than a family and more members than a species.

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