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Producer's Surplus is a convenient name for the genus of which the rent of land is the leading species.
Alfred Marshall

Meaning of "genus" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GENUS

From Latin: race.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GENUS

genus  [ˈdʒiːnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GENUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Genus is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GENUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Genus

In biology, a genus /ˈdʒiːnəs/ is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. e.g., Pongo pygmaeus and Pongo abelii are two species within the genus Pongo. Pongo is a genus within the family Hominidae. The composition of a genus is determined by a taxonomist. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera.There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: ▪ monophyly – all descendants of an ancestral taxon are grouped together; ▪ reasonable compactness – a genus should not be expanded needlessly; and ▪ distinctness – in regards of evolutionarily relevant criteria, i.e.

Definition of genus in the English dictionary

The first definition of genus in the dictionary is any of the taxonomic groups into which a family is divided and which contains one or more species. For example, Vulpes is a genus of the dog family. Other definition of genus is a class of objects or individuals that can be divided into two or more groups or species. Genus is also a class, group, etc, with common characteristics.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GENUS


Albinus
ælˈbiːnəs
arteriovenous
ɑːˌtɪərɪəʊˈviːnəs
Campinas
kæmˈpiːnəs
carefreeness
ˈkɛəˌfriːnəs
Comnenus
kɒmˈniːnəs
freeness
ˈfriːnəs
intravenous
ˌɪntrəˈviːnəs
nonvenous
ˌnɒnˈviːnəs
proteinous
prəʊˈtiːnəs
prunus
ˈpruːnəs
saphenous
səˈfiːnəs
scalenus
skəˈliːnəs
selenous
sɪˈliːnəs
Silenus
saɪˈliːnəs
sturnus
ˈstɜːnəs
subgenus
sʌbˈdʒiːnəs
threeness
ˈθriːnəs
tweeness
ˈtwiːnəs
venous
ˈviːnəs
Venus
ˈviːnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GENUS

gentrice
gentrification
gentrified
gentrifier
gentrify
gentry
gents
genty
genu
genu valgum
genua
genuflect
genuflection
genuflector
genuflexion
genuine
genuine assets
genuinely
genuineness
geo

WORDS THAT END LIKE GENUS

Alexius I Comnenus
alumnus
anus
bonus
Cygnus
Dominus
form genus
Gambrinus
Janus
Linus
manus
minus
mount of Venus
onus
pandanus
sinus
terminus
tetanus
tonus
Uranus

Synonyms and antonyms of genus in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «GENUS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «genus» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of genus
breed · category · class · classification · genre · group · kind · order · race · set · sort · type

Translation of «genus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GENUS

Find out the translation of genus to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of genus from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «genus» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

> 属
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

género
570 millions of speakers

English

genus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जीनस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جنس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

род
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gênero
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মহাজাতি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

genre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Genus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gattung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

> 属
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

종류
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Genus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பேரினம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वंश
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cins
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

genere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rodzaj
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

рід
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gen
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γένους
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

genus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

släktet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

genus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of genus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GENUS»

The term «genus» is very widely used and occupies the 16.647 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of genus
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «genus».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GENUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «genus» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «genus» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about genus

EXAMPLES

6 QUOTES WITH «GENUS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word genus.
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Michael Dickinson
The genus Drosophila is one of the great success stories. There's hundreds of species within the genus. They're on every continent except Antarctica, they're in tropical rain forests, they're in deserts, they've evolved many exotic mating behaviors, and they're capable of incredibly long-distance flights.
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Charlotte Perkins Gilman
The female of the genus homo is economically dependent on the male. He is her food supply.
3
Alfred Marshall
Producer's Surplus is a convenient name for the genus of which the rent of land is the leading species.
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Ernst Mayr
I had found again and again that the most aberrant population of a species - often having reached species rank, and occasionally classified even as a separate genus - occurred at a peripheral location, indeed usually at the most isolated peripheral location.
5
Paul Stamets
Of all mushrooms commonly consumed, oyster mushrooms in the genus Pleurotus stand out as exceptional allies for improving human and environmental health. These mushrooms enjoy a terrific reputation as the easiest to cultivate, richly nutritious and medicinally supportive.
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Otto Wallach
One would think that plants belonging to the same genus would always produce identical or at least similar oils. But this is by no means so.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GENUS»

Discover the use of genus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to genus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Cinnamon and Cassia: The Genus Cinnamomum
This book points out that Vietnamese and Chinese cassia are the same, with differences only in harvesting and processing.
P. N. Ravindran, K Nirmal-Babu, M Shylaja, 2003
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Aloes: The genus Aloe
Providing a solid foundation for future research, this volume brings together a wealth of information on aloes from a variety of sources, including seldom-recorded folk customs.
Tom Reynolds, 2004
3
Stevia: The Genus Stevia
This comprehensive volume provides reviews on the botany, ethnobotany, and chemical constituents of the genus Stevia and examines the chemical synthesis of such compounds as steviol and stevioside.
A. Douglas Kinghorn, 2003
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Sage: The Genus Salvia
Sage, the genus Salvia is one of the most famous and used herbs in the world. This volume, containing twenty chapters written by the leading experts in the field, presents a comprehensive coverage on all aspects of Salvia.
Spiridon E. Kintzios, 2003
5
Ginger: The Genus Zingiber
This book covers all aspects of ginger, including botany, crop improvement, chemistry, biotechnology, production technology in the major producing countries, diseases, pests, and harvesting.
P. N. Ravindran, K. Nirmal Babu, 2004
6
Thyme: The Genus Thymus
This comprehensive volume covers all aspects of the biology, cultivation, pharmacology, chemistry and industrial processing of the genus Thymus.
Elisabeth Stahl-Biskup, Francisco Saez, 2003
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Poppy: The Genus Papaver
Poppy, the third volume in the series Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - Industrial Profiles presents up-to-date information on Poppy and related species.
Jeno Bernath, 2003
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Mint: The Genus Mentha
The final portion of the book examines the role mint plays in the pharmaceutical, personal and oral care, aromatherapy, and flavor industries including confections, tobacco, and alcohol.
Brian M. Lawrence, 2006
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Citrus: The Genus Citrus
Anyone involved in food sciences, pharmaceutical sciences, cosmetics, and plant sciences will no doubt find this volume to be of great value and interest.
Giovanni Dugo, Angelo Di Giacomo, 2003
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Flax: The genus Linum
This volume is a comprehensive review of the genus covering all aspects of the taxonomy, chemistry, cultivation, pharmacology and commercial uses of flax. It describes the disease prevention potential of these plants.
Alister D. Muir, Neil D. Westcott, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GENUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term genus is used in the context of the following news items.
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Sedge fever: Local botanist on quest for small, obscure plants
Carex is the genus name for sedges — and the book is a key to locating and identifying sedges that can be found in places like Volo Bog in ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
2
TRAFFIC report tries to pin down slippery eel trade
Global demand for eels of the genus Anguilla has traditionally been driven by consumption in East Asia, especially in Japan. There are wide ... «TRAFFIC - Wildlife Trade News, Jul 15»
3
How to Program One of the Gut's Most Common Microbes
Collectively, the Bacteroides genus makes up between 30 and 50 per cent of the microbes in a Western person's gut. They're exquisitely ... «National Geographic, Jul 15»
4
Rare Fossils of 400-Million-Year-Old Sea Creatures Uncovered
A marrellomorph arthropod found in the Fezouata biota that likely belongs to the genus Furca. Furthermore, they didn't believe Van Roy was a ... «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
5
New Blade Series Features Father And Daughter Team Up
For example, Blade's first adversary will be an enclave of monster biologists called Black Genus and Seeley promises “it's going to get really ... «Cinema Blend, Jul 15»
6
MSU's desert researchers play in Devil's Playground
“Now we're up to about 110 specimens that have been collected, and it's probably going to be a new family, certainly a new genus and a new ... «San Angelo Standard Times, Jul 15»
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Home & Garden: Sycamores still suffering from fungus in Colorado's …
Consequently the American species of the genus Platanus is susceptible to Plane Anthracnose. The American/Oriental hybrid, known as the ... «Grand Junction Free Press, Jul 15»
8
Rich treasure house of plant samples, molecular study
As many as 20,000 samples of plants had been scanned and classified according to genus and barcode since the project was started last year. «The Hindu, Jul 15»
9
NDMC to accept online applications for yellow fever vaccines | Delhi …
Yellow fever is a haemorrhagic disease caused by a virus of the genus Flavivirus transmitted to humans by the bite of infected mosquitoes. «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»
10
W'Africa 2015 Summit Charts Power Stability Course for Region
... Distribution Company, Enugu Electricity Distribution, Genus Power Infrastructure, Geometric Power, Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»

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