genus
- Noun. (biology, taxonomy) a rank in the classification of organisms, below family and above species; a taxon at that rank.
- Noun. A group with common attributes.
- Noun. (topology) A number measuring some aspect of the complexity of any of various manifolds or graphs.
- Noun. (semantics) Within a definition, a broader category of the defined concept.
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