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genus

[jee-nuhs] / ˈdʒi nəs /


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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 genus name comes from "bicharraco," a colloquial Spanish term meaning "big animal."

From Science Daily • May 12, 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

Dr. David Schwimmer, a leading authority on the massive North American crocodilian genus Deinosuchus and a geology professor at Columbus State University, has helped bring a prehistoric giant back to life.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

Mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles may inject into the human bloodstream the single-celled organism of malaria.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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