Gē'nus, n.

n.; pl. GĒN/E-RĀ. [Lat.; Gr. γένος, from Lat. genere, gignere, to engender, Gr. γένειν, Skr. djan.]

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. (Science.) An assemblage of species possessing certain characters in common, by which they are distinguished from all others. It is subordinate to tribe and sub-tribe; hence, a single species having distinctive characters that seem of more than specific value, may constitute a genus.