Genus and Name

Genus

Genus noun - One of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic.

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

Name noun - A word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known.

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Genus and name are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Genus" instead a noun "Name".

Nearby Words: named, nameless, naming

known	known genus	known name
exact	exact genus	exact name
similar	similar genus	similar name
common	common genus	common name
Other adjectives: specific, fake, proper, single, actual, entire, new, different, Latin.

The change in name was because they are not hawks (family Accipteridae), either by the Old World definition (genus Accpiter) or the New World definition (genus Buteo).

Source: Non Indicative Name / Real Life
Aranea Serket: Aranea is the Latin word for spider or spider web, and it's also the name of a genus of spiders.

Source: Meaningful Name / Web Media
Accipitrids and Falconids are commonly called raptors, but there is yet to be a genus in this group that has this ending to its specific name.

Source: Useful Notes / Prehistoric Life

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