genera

Meaning

plural of genus

genus

  1. A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below family (Lat. familia) and above species.
  2. A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below family (Lat. familia) and above species.
  3. A group with common attributes.
  4. A natural number representing any of several related measures of the complexity of a given manifold or graph.
  5. Within a definition, a broader category of the defined concept.
  6. A type of tuning or intonation, used within an Ancient Greek tetrachord.

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈd͡ʒɛnəɹə/
Etymology

From Latin genera (“clans”).

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