genus
/ˈdʒiːnəs/noun
(pl.genera /ˈdʒenərə/)
1- Biology a grouping of organisms having common characteristics distinct from those of other such groupings. The genus is a principal taxonomic category that ranks above species and below family, and is denoted by a capitalized Latin name, e.g. Leo【生】属。
1.1
- (in philosophical and general use) a class of things which have common characteristics and which can be divided into subordinate kinds类; 种类（哲学和一般用法, 可再细分）。
词源
mid 16th cent.: from Latin, 'birth, race, stock'.