genus

US: /ˈdʒinəs/
UK: /d‍ʒˈɛnəs/


English Vietnamese dictionary


genus /'dʤi:nəs/
  • danh từ, số nhiều genera
    • (sinh vật học) phái, giống
    • loại

Advanced English dictionary


+ noun
(plural genera ) (biology) 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
See also - GENERIC

Concise English dictionary


genera|genuses'dʒɪːnəs
noun
+a general kind of something
+(biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species