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Genera - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Genus \Ge"nus\ (j[=e]"n[u^]s), n.; pl. Genera. [L., birth,
race, kind, sort; akin to Gr. ?. See Gender, and cf.
Benign.]
1. (Logic) A class of objects divided into several
subordinate species; a class more extensive than a
species; a precisely defined and exactly divided class;
one of the five predicable conceptions, or sorts of terms.
2. (Biol.) An assemblage of species, having so many
fundamental points of structure in common, that in the
judgment of competent scientists, they may receive a
common substantive name. A genus is not necessarily the
lowest definable group of species, for it may often be
divided into several subgenera. In proportion as its
definition is exact, it is natural genus; if its
definition can not be made clear, it is more or less an
artificial genus.
Note: Thus in the animal kingdom the lion, leopard, tiger,
cat, and panther are species of the Cat kind or genus,
while in the vegetable kingdom all the species of oak
form a single genus. SomeGenera : are represented by a
multitude of species, as Solanum (Nightshade) and Carex
(Sedge), others by few, and some by only one known
species.
Subaltern genus (Logic), a genus which may be a species of
a higher genus, as the genus denoted by quadruped, which
is also a species of mammal.
Summum genus [L.] (Logic), the highest genus; a genus which
can not be classed as a species, as being.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Genera : \Gen"e*ra\, n. pl.
See Genus.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Genera |
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licarrillo: Inaugura OXXO tienda 7,000 en Tizimín Yucatán. OXXO, parte de FEMSA Comercio, Genera más de 58 mil empleos directos en todo el país |
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vicesparza: @Yoriento El detalle es q ese "salvo casos" (me incluyo, yo aprox 100 de 500 seguidos) es el que Genera "gurues"... es lo que hay :D |
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luna1919: @mellamopersona jojojo, pobrecilla, es lo que tiene la linea 6, Genera pasiones encontradas... |
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