noun (plural genera; also ~es) see: kin Date: 1551 a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic, a class of objects divided into several subordinate species
GENUS
Meaning of GENUS in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012