genera

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.

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈd͡ʒɛnəɹə/

Etymology

From Latin genera (“clans”).

Synonyms

breed

caste

genus

order

rank

Translations

generi

rodzaj

Gattung

género

genera

genre

أجناس

genere

Genus

Geschlechter

الأنواع

genus