genus
/ˈdʒiːnəs/noun
उच्चारण जीनस
वंश (जीव-विज्ञान में), जीनस
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(in biology) a group into which animals or plants are divided, larger than a species and smaller than a family
वंश (जीव-विज्ञान में), जीनस
- The lion and the tiger belong to the same genus, Panthera.
- a genus of flowering plants
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§Grammar and usage
Plural: the plural is genera (not 'genuses').
इसका plural genera है ('genuses' गलत है)।
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General knowledge
In the scientific name of a living thing, the genus comes first and the species second, as in Homo sapiens.
किसी जीव के वैज्ञानिक नाम में पहले genus और फिर species आती है, जैसे Homo sapiens।