Thesaurus results for GENERA

genera

noun

variants also genuses

Definition of genera

plural of genus

as in categories

one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic the crime novel, written from the criminal's perspective, is sometimes seen as a particular species of the detective story genus

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The complete list of Power 100 honorees — leaders chosen across 11 categories — is available on the Ebony website.

— Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2026
The three shorts categories – animated, documentary and live action – already use qualifying festivals, as does documentary feature.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of categories

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Saab has not disclosed all the technical specifications of the AMB D, including its detailed detection performance against individual target types.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
Like talking to other people with different perspectives, users could provide an extensive prompt to give chatbots a pretend personality that can simulate different types of people.

— Roger Beaty, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of types

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Deeply unsettling, this adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s story details a world where birds of all kinds suddenly decide to start attacking humans.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
Chatbots of all kinds were known to be agreeable well before this.

— Sam Kestenbaum, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of kinds

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The action also comes as the president has sought to dismantle clean air policies, endangered species protections and other landmark environmental regulations that have long drawn the ire of industry and fossil fuel producers.

— Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
This species is the largest known in the phylum Ascomycota, which is the most diverse group of fungi and contains about 65,000 species, including morels, truffles and yeasts.

— Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026

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