[ 'dʒi:nəs , 'dʒɛnəs ]
■ noun ( plural genera 'dʒɛn(ə)rə )
1》 Biology a principal taxonomic category that ranks above species and below family, denoted by a capitalized Latin name, e.g. Leo .
2》 a class of things which have common characteristics and which can be divided into subordinate kinds.
Origin
C16: from L., 'birth, race, stock'.