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# genus

noun (a genus, genera)

«genus» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (science) A genus is a group of closely related kinds (species) of living things; it is a step in how scientists sort life. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genus/#m1)
2. (formal) A genus can mean any kind or class of things. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genus/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons living things are sorted in steps: kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species. The scientific name of a living thing has two parts: the genus first, then the species, like Homo sapiens for humans or Panthera leo for lions. The genus name starts with a capital letter and is written in italics.

### Examples

- Lions and tigers belong to the same genus, Panthera. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genus/#x1)
- Humans are the only living species in the genus Homo. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genus/#x2)
- The genus name always comes first in a scientific name. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genus/#x3)
- Write the genus with a capital letter: Canis lupus. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genus/#x4)
- Scientists found a new genus of frog in the rainforest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genus/#x5)
- One genus can include many species. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genus/#x6)
- Perrault's Toads and Diamonds is of the same genus. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genus/#x7)

### Note

Plural: genera (not «genuses» in science). Countable: one genus, two genera. Genus is bigger than species but smaller than family. Do not confuse with «genius», a very clever person.

## In Jewish tradition

In science lessons living things are sorted in steps: kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species. The scientific name of a living thing has two parts: the genus first, then the species, like Homo sapiens for humans or Panthera leo for lions. The genus name starts with a capital letter and is written in italics.

### Examples

- Notwithstanding the decay of the individual, the genus is produced by the antithesis of man and wife. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/genus/#x1)

### Note

Plural: genera (not «genuses» in science). Countable: one genus, two genera. Genus is bigger than species but smaller than family. Do not confuse with «genius», a very clever person.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «genus» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genus/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«genus» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/genus.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «genus» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/genus/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«genus» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/genus.html) on Mova free.