genus
n 种类,类属(gen+us→生出来就出现[不同]→种类)
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genus
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◙ (pl. genera)rə)1. [Biology] a grouping of organisms having common characteristics distinct from those of other such groupings. The genus is a principal taxonomic category that ranks above species and below family, and is denoted by a capitalized Latin name, e.g. Leo• [生] 属 (in philosophical and general use) a class of things which have common characteristics and which can be divided into subordinate kinds• 类;种类(哲学和一般用法,可再细分)【语源】
1. mid 16th cent.: from Latin, birth, race, stock'
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