genus
/ˈdʒinəs/
a category in biological classification ranking above species
genus in a sentence
“Humans belong to the genus Homo.”
Origin of genus
Latin genus birth, race, kind from the root gen- to beget, produce
Related Words
endemic
native and restricted to a certain place; regularly found among particular people
pandemic
a disease prevalent over a whole country or the world
etiology
the cause or origin of a disease or condition
prognosis
the likely course or outcome of a disease or situation
pseudoscience
a collection of beliefs or practices mistakenly regarded as being based on scientific method
quantitative
relating to, measuring, or measured by the quantity of something