Class and Genus

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Class

Class noun - One of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic.
Usage example: a new class of wireless devices that could be used for Internet access as well as personal communication
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Genus is a synonym for class in people topic. In some cases you can use "Genus" instead a noun "Class", when it comes to topics like kind, society, type, division. popular alternative
Nearby Words: classify, classification, classical, classed, classmate

Genus

Genus noun - One of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic.
Usage example: the crime novel, written from the criminal's perspective, is sometimes seen as a particular species of the detective story genus
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Class is a synonym for genus in type topic. You can use "Class" instead a noun "Genus", if it concerns topics such as people, society, allocation, division. popular alternative

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similar similar class similar genus
common common class common genus
specific specific class specific genus
separate separate class separate genus
Other adjectives: proper, single, actual, entire, new, different.

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / James and the Giant Peach Also, Grasshopper provides this little gem:Grasshopper: You are a disgrace to your order, class, phylum, genus, and species!
    Source: Literature / James and the Giant Peach
  • Use of family when phylum ("the worm family"), class ("the insect family"), order ("the bat family"), genus ("the weasel family") or species ("the chicken family") would be more accurate.
    Source: Taxonomic Term Confusion
  • Literature / Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Crippling Overspecialization: Conseil can rattle off any animal or plant's exact order, class, phylum, genus and species, but only once he's told their name, being unable to actually identify a single one.
    Source: Literature / Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
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