Definition of genus. Meaning of genus. Synonyms of genus

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Definition of genus

Genus
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. Some genera 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.
Genu
Genu Ge"nu, n.; pl. Genua. [L., the knee.] (Anat.) (a) The knee. (b) The kneelike bend, in the anterior part of the callosum of the brain.

Meaning of genu from wikipedia

- genu may refer to: genu (disambiguation), a latin word for knee. genu of the corpus callosum genu, iran (disambiguation), places in iran-
- the genu of internal capsule is the flexure of the internal capsule . the fibers in the region of the genu are named the geniculate fibers;
- the anterior end of the corpus callosum is named the genu, and is bent downward and backward in front of the septum pellucidum ;
- the superior parts of both the anterior and posterior limbs and the genu of the internal capsule are supplied by the lenticulostriate
- genu (also called bow-leggedness, bandiness, bandy-leg, and tibia vara), is a physical deformity marked by (outward) bowing of the leg
- genu valgum, commonly called 'knock-knee', is a condition in which the knee s angle in and touch one another when the legs are
- genu recurvatum is a deformity in the knee joint , so that the knee bends backwards. in this deformity, excessive extension occurs in the
- bābu genu said. (बाबू गेनू सैद. (1908 – december 12, 1930) was an india n freedom fighter, a revolutionary . babu genu said was brn in poor
- latin for 'knee', genu is a term commonly encountered in studies of anatomy . it is used to refer to several anatomical structures,
- the obliquus genu muscle is the most distal segment of the vastus medialis muscle of the quadriceps femoris muscle group.