genus

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

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