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genera

noun , plural of genus

variants: also genuses

Synonyms and Antonyms of genera

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

Synonyms of genera

brackets, categories, classes, classifications, divisions, families, grades, groups, kinds, leagues, orders, ranks, rubrics, sets, species, tiers, types

Words Related to genera

descriptions, feathers, ilks, kidneys, likes, manners, natures, sorts

branches, sections, specialities, specialties, subclasses, subdivisions, subgroups, subspecieses, varieties

headings, labels, titles

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