Dictionary![]() ![]() ge•nusPronunciation: ( jē'nus), [key] —n., —pl. gen•e•raPronunciation: ( jen'ur-u), [key] ge•nus•es. 1. Biol.the usual major subdivision of a family or subfamily in the classification of organisms, usually consisting of more than one species. 2. Logic.a class or group of individuals, or of species of individuals. 3. a kind; sort; class. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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