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    Genus (/ˈdʒiːnəs/ pl.: genera /ˈdʒɛnərə/) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil...
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    placed in other genera. In the past, Oreochromis and Sarotherodon were retained in the genus Tilapia, but these are treated as separate genera by all recent...
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    species formerly in Aster are now in other genera of the tribe Astereae. Aster amellus is the type species of the genus and the family Asteraceae. The name Aster...
    11 KB (910 words) - 23:21, 19 November 2023
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    of Hans Wiehler, who took a broader view of the genus. A recent analysis of Gloxinia and related genera based on molecular and morphological work has determined...
    8 KB (590 words) - 01:50, 27 September 2023
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    thought to have evolved from related genera in the Pacific Ocean in the Miocene. The species placed in the genus Cancer are united by the presence of...
    8 KB (627 words) - 03:19, 26 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for List of the largest genera of flowering plants
    are over 56 genera of flowering plants estimated to contain at least 500 described species. The largest of these is currently the legume genus Astragalus...
    15 KB (576 words) - 19:32, 8 August 2023
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    is made from Senna obtusifolia, a species formerly included in genus Cassia. Genera Cassia and Senna are both known in systems of traditional medicine...
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    bee-eaters are in the genus Merops and subfamily Meropinae except for three Asiatic bearded bee-eaters in the subfamily Nyctyornithinae (in genera Nyctyornis and...
    12 KB (306 words) - 15:39, 13 January 2024
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    historically classified in the genus Pitohui. But now they have been separated into three families and multiple genera. The genus Pitohui in its strict sense...
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    Curlew (redirect from Numenius (genera))
    The curlews (/ˈkɜːrljuː/) are a group of nine species of birds in the genus Numenius, characterised by their long, slender, downcurved bills and mottled...
    13 KB (1,127 words) - 23:27, 18 April 2024
  • In the musical system of ancient Greece, genus (Greek: γένος [genos], pl. γένη [genē], Latin: genus, pl. genera "type, kind") is a term used to describe...
    27 KB (3,121 words) - 06:07, 18 April 2024
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    a genus of lizards of the family Lacertidae. Lacerta was a fairly diverse genus containing around 40 species, until it was split into nine genera in...
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  • up Genus, genus, -genus, or genera in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In Linnaean taxonomy, genus is the rank between family and species. Genus may...
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    Mantis tricolor Linne, 1767 African mantises — in other genera. European mantis List of mantis genera and species (incomplete) *Otte D., Spearman L. and Stiewe...
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  • JR (2014). "Taxonomic classification of cyanoprokaryotes (cyanobacterial genera) 2014, using a polyphasic approach" (PDF). Preslia. 86: 295–335. v t e...
    809 bytes (37 words) - 09:33, 11 July 2023
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    extinct genera. The album O'o by jazz composer John Zorn, released in 2009, is named after these birds. The following species belong to this genus (in addition...
    7 KB (504 words) - 22:23, 23 May 2024
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    In mathematics, genus (pl.: genera) has a few different, but closely related, meanings. Intuitively, the genus is the number of "holes" of a surface. A...
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    Lachesis (also known commonly as the bushmasters) is a genus of venomous pit vipers in the family Viperidae. Member species are found in forested areas...
    13 KB (1,247 words) - 00:06, 22 May 2024
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    Puma (/ˈpjuːmə/ or /ˈpuːmə/) is a genus in the family Felidae whose only extant species is the cougar (also known as the puma, mountain lion, and panther...
    12 KB (1,519 words) - 02:20, 8 April 2024
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    Lycopodium (category Lycophyte genera)
    Lycopodium is one of nine genera in the subfamily Lycopodioideae, and has from nine to 15 species. In other classifications, the genus is equivalent to the...
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