genera

[jen-er-uh] / ˈdʒɛn ər ə /

NOUN

type, class

Synonyms

WEAK

brand category character classification fashion group kind school sort species style

NOUN

type

Synonyms

STRONG

brand breed category class compartment department division genre group kind make model section sort style subdivision subfamily variety

Antonyms

STRONG

whole

Example Sentences

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The "big plant genera" form a significant proportion of both global and Irish plant diversity, and are of disproportionate importance for both human nutrition and planetary health.

From Science Daily

Dr Matthew McCurry, Curator of Palaeontology, Australian Museum, said the discovery of three new genera of monotremes helps to piece together their remarkable evolutionary story.

From Science Daily

In the end, the team used data from about 60 percent of all modern genera of plants.

From New York Times

Using this method, the team sequenced part of the nuclear genomes from about 8000 genera of angiosperms—about 60% of all flowering plants on Earth—and compared 353 of their genes.

From Science Magazine

The subfamilies are major subdivisions of the family, while the tribes and subtribe can contain one or more of genera, which is the classification level just above the species.

From Science Daily