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genus

[jee-nuhs] / ˈdʒi nəs /


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The identification of P. floydmuraria represents only the second known species of the Pikelinia genus recorded in Colombia.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2026

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

Mangelsdorf said that it descended from the mix of a now-vanished wild ancestor of maize and wild grasses from the genus Tripsacum.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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