Generation and Genus

Generation

Generation noun - Group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent.
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Synonyms for Generation

Genus and generation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Genus" instead a noun "Generation".

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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Synonyms for Genus

Generation and genus are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Generation" instead a noun "Genus".

How words are described

single single generation single genus
actual actual generation actual genus
entire entire generation entire genus
new new generation new genus
Other adjectives: different, modern.
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