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
Typically in the genus Candidatus Electrothrix, bacteria have a single heme (a complex composed of a divalent iron atom and a porphyrin).
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Ritsuko Kawai, Wired News, 5 May 2025
Additional work showed that this gene is present in nearly-identical form in the skunk cabbage genus (Symplocarpus) and another species of plants common in Japan, Eurya japonica.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 8 May 2025
But a genus has too much variation to render in a drawing.
—Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 2 May 2025
The genus Coffea, to which arabica, robusta and stenophylla all belong, has a wealth of diverse species.
—Marta Zaraska, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
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Ritsuko Kawai, Wired News, 5 May 2025
Additional work showed that this gene is present in nearly-identical form in the skunk cabbage genus (Symplocarpus) and another species of plants common in Japan, Eurya japonica.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 8 May 2025
But a genus has too much variation to render in a drawing.
—Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 2 May 2025
The genus Coffea, to which arabica, robusta and stenophylla all belong, has a wealth of diverse species.
—Marta Zaraska, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for genus
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Balvin has a broad knowledge to draw from and still has a singular point of view he’s brought to the category.—
James Manso,
Footwear News,
9 June 2025
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In his first full season with the Bears after landing a four-year, $98 million contract extension, Sweat contributed just 5½ sacks to a defense that finished 16th in the league in that category.—
Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2025
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The front office and coaching staff can probably pencil Bobby McMann into a third-line left wing position and Scott Laughton into a fourth-line role of some kind.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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The agreement was reached after Trump slapped sky-high tariffs on imports from China into the U.S., and China retaliated in kind.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
30 May 2025
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Scientists have proposed dozens of distinct species concepts – some scholars have counted over 32 ways to define a species – and each draws the lines a little differently.—
Elay Shech,
The Conversation,
30 May 2025
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These threats are climate change, land and sea use change, species overexploitation, pollution and invasive species.—
Stefanie Waldek,
Space.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Genus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/genus. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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