as in type
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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Recent Examples of genus
The remains don’t match the anatomy of a Neanderthal or modern human, and even after decades of research, its exact place within the Homo genus remains unknown.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2025
The species are all under the genus Satyrex, which loosely translates to the epithet that Tinder dates around the world would love to boast.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
Grevillea is another genus of mostly Australian plants with some memorable ground covers among them.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 16 Aug. 2025
In fact, the Myristica genus is made up of more than 100 species.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 16 Aug. 2025
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2025
The species are all under the genus Satyrex, which loosely translates to the epithet that Tinder dates around the world would love to boast.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
Grevillea is another genus of mostly Australian plants with some memorable ground covers among them.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 16 Aug. 2025
In fact, the Myristica genus is made up of more than 100 species.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 16 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for genus
Noun
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That's the beauty — and the challenge — of the category.—
Jackie Fields,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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Two neighbors are likely experiencing much wider differences in inflation than the differences when looking at categories like age or race.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Given the number of works Apple may have infringed upon, the plaintiffs, Hendrix and Roberson, have requested the court to turn their complaint into a class action and block the company from further infringement of this kind.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
8 Sep. 2025
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The lawsuit, which was first reported by Courthouse News, is one of the first of its kind and could set meaningful precedent for AI abuses in the future.—
Kyle Ingram,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Sep. 2025
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In other words, their booming success as a species is directly tethered to our own.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Auron recently found a plant that turned out to be a partridge pea, a legume species native to the East Coast that has bright yellow flowers in summer and fall.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Genus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/genus. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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