ge·nus /ˈdʒiːnəs, ˈdʒen-/ noun (plural genera /ˈdʒenərə/) [countableC] technical
HBone of the groups into which scientists divideanimals or plants, in which the animals or plants are closely related but cannot producebabies together. A genus includes fewer members than a family and more members than a species. 〔动植物的〕属
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genus• Species of both genera are frequently found on gorgonians and corals.• What of higher categories - genera, orders, classes etc.?• This species is one of a fairly large genus that survivestoday.• Severalspecialistsquestioned whether there is enough fossilevidence yet to support a claim for a new genus.• These are mainly large species of the genus Echinodorus.• The genuscontains only a single species.• The genus Luronium is rarely cultivated.• Hookworms are parasites of the small intestine and the three genera of veterinaryimportance are Ancylostoma, Uncinaria, and Bunostomum.