genus
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Comparisons with the modern ant genus Liometopum, which is found today in North America and warmer parts of Europe, offer clues about how the extinct species may have lived.
From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026
The site has produced the oldest known member of the genus Homo and the earliest known Oldowan stone tools on Earth.
From Science Daily • May 16, 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
Still another development in eastern and northern Australia was the harvesting of seeds of a wild millet, belonging to the same genus as the broomcorn millet that was a staple of early Chinese agriculture.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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"The Origin of Species by Natural Selection" by Charles Darwin: Essential Words
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We the People: Gen
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