GENUS

An Illustrated Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary · 1893 · p. 6

(Lat.), n. n. Jen(ge2n)'u3s(u4s). Gen., gen'eris. Gr, ytvos. Fr., genre. Ger., Geschlecht, Gattung. An a emblage of species, or a single species, having in common important characteristics distinct from those of other species. [L, 343.] [s. 173]