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supergeneric

supergeneric adjective: above the level of a genus.

Adjective

supergeneric (not comparable)

  1. (taxonomic) Above the level of a genus.

Origin of supergeneric

From super- + generic.

Questions about supergeneric

What does supergeneric mean?
Supergeneric means above the level of a genus.
What part of speech is supergeneric?
Supergeneric is an adjective.

Words near supergeneric in the dictionary

  1. supergeeky
  2. supergene
  3. supergenera
  4. supergeneralist
  5. supergeneralists
  6. supergeneric
  7. supergenerosity
  8. supergenerous
  9. supergenes
  10. supergenius
  11. supergeniuses

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