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genus in Malay

genus

UK/ˈdʒiːnəs//ˈd͡ʒiːnəs/

genus in Malay: genus. In English, genus means a category in the classification of organisms, ranking below family (Lat. familia) and above species.

Malay words for genus

rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species
genus

English meaning of genus

  1. noun A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below family (Lat. familia) and above species.
  2. noun A taxon at this rank.
  3. noun A group with common attributes.
  4. noun A natural number representing any of several related measures of the complexity of a given manifold or graph.

Full definition of genus

genus in a sentence

  • All magnolias belong to the genus Magnolia.
  • Other species of the genus Bos are often called cattle or wild cattle.
  • There are only two genera and species of seadragons.

Synonyms of genus

genus in other languages

Questions about genus in Malay

What is the meaning of genus in Malay?
Genus in Malay is genus.
Apakah maksud genus dalam bahasa Melayu?
Genus: genus.
What does genus mean in English?
Genus means a category in the classification of organisms, ranking below family (Lat. familia) and above species.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: genus (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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