/jee"neuhs/ , n. , pl. genera /jen"euhr euh/ , genuses .
1. Biol. the usual major subdivision of a family or subfamily in the classification of organisms, usually consisting of more than one species.
2. Logic. a class or group of individuals, or of species of individuals.
3. a kind; sort; class.
[ 1545-55; génos. See GENS, GENDER 1 , KIN ]