Oxford Dictionary English genus noun noun BrE BrE//ˈdʒiːnəs// ; NAmE NAmE//ˈdʒiːnəs// (pl. genera BrE BrE//ˈdʒenərə// ; NAmE NAmE//ˈdʒenərə// ) (biology) Groups of animals Add to my wordlistjump to other results a group into which animals, plants, etc. that have similar characteristics are divided, smaller than a family and larger than a species compare class, kingdom, order, phylum Wordfinderbreedbreed, class, classification, genus, hybrid, kingdom, order, phylum, species, taxonomy see also generic See related entries: Groups of animals Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin, ‘birth, race, stock’.See genus in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic EnglishSee genus in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation: genus oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com
