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 species belongs to the genus Scorpiops and shares anatomical features with related Euscorpiops species.
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Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2026
The oxalis genus includes a wide variety of plants collectively known as wood sorrels.
—Kerry Michaels, The Spruce, 9 Mar. 2026
The genus Acanthochitona — the specific group to which feroxa belongs — developed about 92 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous, when dinosaurs still roamed the Earth.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
The genus Acanthochitona developed about 92 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous, when dinosaurs still roamed the Earth.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2026
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Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2026
The oxalis genus includes a wide variety of plants collectively known as wood sorrels.
—Kerry Michaels, The Spruce, 9 Mar. 2026
The genus Acanthochitona — the specific group to which feroxa belongs — developed about 92 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous, when dinosaurs still roamed the Earth.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
The genus Acanthochitona developed about 92 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous, when dinosaurs still roamed the Earth.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2026
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Noun
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Achiuwa had 18 points and 15 rebounds by halftime, matching his season high in the latter category.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Brooklyn did have a 48-41 advantage in bench points, but the Hornets, still hunting for their spot in the Play-In Tournament, were better in just about every other statistical category that mattered.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2026
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The backstory Twinpalms Bangtao Phuket Tented Resort is the latest property by Twinpalms Hotels & Resorts, and is a first-of-its-kind concept for the group.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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On January 16, 2019, a first-of-its-kind demonstration of Deep Isolation’s patented technology was conducted using standard drilling techniques at a commercial drilling test facility.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
27 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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“Genus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/genus. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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