Genres Gattungen, pl. GĂ©neros Plural of genus.
a group of related species, sharing the same first name. (eg. Litoria).
Taxonomic subcategories within families (sing.: genus), composed of one or more species.
Plural of genus, the term used in classification for a group or category of plants or animals subordinate to a tribe or family, and superior to a species.
Plural of genus*one of the kinds of group used in classifying organisms. A genus consists of a number of similar species.
a group in classification systems that contain one or more similar species.
A taxonomic group of organisms, one level higher than species.
(plural of genus) A group of organisms marked by common characteristics and evolutionary background; more precisely, it is the category of biological classification between Family and Species.
Plural of genus (a level of classification that usually includes several species with closely related structures and ancestry).
plural of genus; A genus is a group of plants or animals with similar characteristics. Animals (insects) are classified by kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species, author's name. For example, the honey bee is classified as Animal (kingdom), Arthropoda (phylum), Insecta or Hexapoda (class), Hymenoptera (order), Apidae (family), Apis (genus), mellifera (species), Linnaeus (author's name). The genus and species are always italicized.
A collective term used to incorporate like-species into one group. The first part of the Latin name of any creature refers to the genus.