생물 분류 체계에서 종(species)의 위이자 과(family)의 아래에 위치하는 분류 단계.
A principal taxonomic category that ranks above species and below family, and is denoted by a capitalized Latin name.
예문:
"The genus Panthera includes several big cat species such as lions, tigers, and leopards."
"Scientists are still debating which genus this fossilized skeleton belongs to."
공통적인 특성을 공유하며 더 하위의 종류들로 나뉠 수 있는 사물이나 개념의 집합 또는 부류.
A class of things that have common characteristics and that can be divided into subordinate kinds, especially in logic and general classification.
예문:
"In classical logic, a definition is often composed of a genus and a specific difference."
"This particular genus of political thought emerged during the late nineteenth century."