genus

genus
[ˈdʒiːnəs, ˈdʒɛnəs]
(pl. genera ˈdʒɛn(ə)rə)
  1. (Biology)a grouping of organisms having common characteristics distinct from those of other such groupings. The genus is a principal taxonomic category that ranks above species and below family, and is denoted by a capitalized Latin name, e.g. Leo
    (生)属
    ■(in philosophical and general use) a class of things which have common characteristics and which can be divided into subordinate kinds
    类;种类(哲学和一般用法,可再细分)
语源
  1. mid 16th cent.: from Latin, birth, race, stock'
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