Plural of genus; taxonomic categories ranking above species and below family in biological classification systems.
Latin plural of 'genus' meaning 'kind' or 'type'. Used in scientific classification since Linnaeus established the binomial nomenclature system in the 18th century.
This word preserves ancient Latin grammar in modern science - biologists still honor the classical plural form rather than anglicizing it to 'genuses', maintaining a direct link to scholarly tradition.
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