genus
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The team analyzed mitochondrial genomes from preserved crocodiles belonging to the genus Crocodylus, including rare samples from the Seychelles population that vanished roughly 200 years ago.
From Science Daily • May 28, 2026
The genus name comes from "bicharraco," a colloquial Spanish term meaning "big animal."
From Science Daily • May 12, 2026
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
It was said that he could describe the look and nature of an animal from a single tooth or scrap of jaw, and often name the species and genus into the bargain.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
Vocabulary lists containing genus
"The Origin of Species by Natural Selection" by Charles Darwin: Essential Words
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We the People: Gen
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The ACT Science Test: Biology Review 1
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