genus

nouns

a general kind of something
"ignore the genus communism"
genus
is derived from
generic
is a type of (narrower)
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
"sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?"
form, kind, sort, variety
(biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species
genus
is derived from
generic
is a member of
(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera
"sharks belong to the fish family"
family
domain category
the science that studies living organisms
biological science, biology
is a type of (narrower)
animal or plant group having natural relations
taxon, taxonomic category, taxonomic group