» genus

Words people most associate with “genus”:

  1. family,
  2. genius

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Noun (2 meanings)

1. a general kind of something.

genus

Example:
  • “ignore the genus communism”
genus is a type of:
  • kind, sort, form, variety (noun) - a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
genus is derivationally related to:
  • generic (adjective) - applicable to an entire class or group

2. (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species.

genus

genus is a type of:
types of genus:
genus is a member of:
  • family (noun) - (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera
members of genus:
  • species (noun) - (biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
  • subgenus (noun) - (biology) taxonomic group between a genus and a species
genus is derivationally related to:
  • generic (adjective) - relating to or common to or descriptive of all members of a genus
Domain of synset - TOPIC:

» genu

Noun (1 meaning)

1. hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella.

knee, knee joint, human knee, articulatio genus, genu

genu is a type of:
genu is a part of:
  • leg (noun) - a human limb
parts of genu: