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genus

[jee-nuhs] / ˈdʒi nəs /


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Researchers also detected DNA from a tree genus thought to have disappeared from the region around 400,000 years ago.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026

Few, if any, miss the chance to capitalize the genus in their reply.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

Choudhury, whose favorite genus is the classic Tyrannosaurus, says he’d love to see more obscure prehistoric species.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

The bones once attributed to a single species actually came from at least two different trematosaurids: Erythrobatrachus and a second form belonging to the genus Aphaneramma.

From Science Daily • Feb. 25, 2026

Peach palm was not in season, but he found another member of the same genus.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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