- plural of genus.
genera
Americannoun
noun
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In the second major Ocean Species Discoveries collection, more than 20 researchers collaborated to describe 14 new marine invertebrate species and two new genera from across the globe.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2025
The "big plant genera" form a significant proportion of both global and Irish plant diversity, and are of disproportionate importance for both human nutrition and planetary health.
From Science Daily ● May 29, 2024
In the end, the team used data from about 60 percent of all modern genera of plants.
From New York Times ● May 11, 2024
Using this method, the team sequenced part of the nuclear genomes from about 8000 genera of angiosperms—about 60% of all flowering plants on Earth—and compared 353 of their genes.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 23, 2024
According to current estimates, within that short interval, North America lost thirty-four out of its forty-seven genera of large mammals.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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