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Grammar : Noun
Spell : jen-er-uh
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒɛn ər ə



Definition of genera

Origin :
  • plural of genus.
  • noun type, class
  • noun type
Example sentences :
  • By the collar the genus differs from the other genera which are to follow.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • The genera of Hydnace are distinguished by the size, shape, and attachment of the teeth.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • In some other genera they are present, but in a rudimentary condition.
  • Extract from : « On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection » by Charles Darwin
  • Thus, as I believe, species are multiplied and genera are formed.
  • Extract from : « On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection » by Charles Darwin
  • The six descendants from (I) will form two sub-genera or genera.
  • Extract from : « On the Origin of Species » by Charles Darwin
  • Andropogoneæ is a very large tribe with about thirty genera.
  • Extract from : « A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses » by Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar
  • Only about half a dozen genera occur and most of them on the hills.
  • Extract from : « A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses » by Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar
  • He may be said to have had a wonderfully good eye for genera.
  • Extract from : « Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution » by Alpheus Spring Packard
  • But genera are prior to species, for the sequence of their being cannot be reversed.
  • Extract from : « The Categories » by Aristotle
  • There are no true alpines, and the European genera are comparatively few.
  • Extract from : « More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II » by Charles Darwin

Synonyms for genera

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