variants
also genuses
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 categories included multiple race distances, fun runs, road cycling events and sprint triathlons.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
1 Apr. 2026 -
Experts say such failures highlight new categories of risk.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Apr. 2026
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Over the past four decades that followed its formation, Hezbollah has received billions of dollars in funding as well as different types of Iranian weapons.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Mar. 2026
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These are low-density regions, not regions completely devoid of all types of matter.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
26 Mar. 2026
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Partnerships of all kinds can find joy today, despite the chaos of the Moon-Mars square.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Mar. 2026
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How to Build Better Trust By making food allergy safety an important priority, restaurants, cafes, and eateries of all kinds can do more than just protect their customers and limit their legal risk.—
K. H. Koehler,
Ascend Agency,
18 Mar. 2026
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Martha sat on the other bed and thought about what a perverse species humans were—to insist on eating something that had tried so hard to be inedible.—
Cassandra Neyenesch,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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Despite the geographic distance, both populations had been lumped under the same species classification for years.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Genera.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/genera. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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