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Genus (/ˈdʒiːnəs/
plural genera /ˈdʒɛnərə/) is a
taxonomic rank used in the
biological classification of
living and
fossil organisms as well as viruses...
- Puma is a
genus in the
family Felidae whose only
extant species is the
cougar (also
known as the puma,
mountain lion, and panther,
among other names)...
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Hydra (/ˈhaɪdrə/ HY-drə) is a
genus of small,
freshwater organisms of the
phylum Cnidaria and
class Hydrozoa. They are
native to the
temperate and tropical...
- Musa is one of two or
three genera in the
family Musaceae. The
genus includes flowering plants producing edible bananas and plantains.
Around 70 species...
- Sus is the
genus of wild and
domestic pigs,
within the even-toed
ungulate family Suidae. Sus
include domestic pigs (Sus domesticus) and
their ancestor...
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Python is a
genus of
constricting snakes in the
Pythonidae family native to the
tropics and
subtropics of the
Eastern Hemisphere. The name
Python was...
- a
genus of
mammals in the
family Equidae,
which includes horses, donkeys, and zebras.
Within the Equidae,
Equus is the only
recognized extant genus, comprising...
- The
genus Pan
consists of two
extant species: the
chimpanzee and the bonobo. Taxonomically,
these two ape
species are
collectively termed panins; however...
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Aster is a
genus of
perennial flowering plants in the
family Asteraceae. Its cir****scription has been narrowed, and it now encomp****es
around 170 species...
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introduce the
concept of a
genus is that it is the
number of "holes" of a surface. A
sphere has
genus 0, and a
torus has
genus 1. The
genus of a connected, orientable...
