The biologist classifies the newly found species in its own genus, whereas other taxonomists want to put it into an established genus.
Source: tatoeba (796209)
Genus
/ˈdʒiːnəs/
Synonyms for "genus" (148 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (30)
Strong matches (44)
Noun(22 words)
denominationdescriptiondesignationfamilyfeatherformgenotypegenreglossologygrainilkkidneykinkindkingdomlabellinelotmakemanner
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Adjective(1 words)
Related words (74)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: abronia, afrocarpus, anagasta, anomalops, anthonomus.
- Sentence evidence is available for genus, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from derived_reverse, moby, opengloss.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "genus".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "genus"
Keep "genus" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "genus" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "genus", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "genus" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
13 entriesMore specific
7 entriesCollocations
6 entriesgenera classificationgenus categorygenus conceptgenus levelgenus namegenus rank
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
1 entriesTranslations
93 translations across 79 languages.
Afrikaans
2 entries- genus noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
- geslag noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Albanian
1 entries- gjini noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Arabic
1 entries- جِنْس noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Armenian
1 entries- ցեղ noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- cins noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Belarusian
1 entries- род noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Bengali
2 entries- গণ noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
- বর্গ noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Bulgarian
1 entries- род noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Burmese
1 entries- မျိုးစု noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Carpathian Rusyn
1 entries- род noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Catalan
1 entries- gènere noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Chinese
1 entries- 屬 /属 noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 屬 /属 noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 屬 /属 noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Czech
1 entries- rod noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Danish
2 entries- genus noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
- slægt noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Dari
2 entries- جِنْس noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
- سَرْدَه noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Dutch
1 entries- geslacht noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Esperanto
1 entries- genro noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Estonian
1 entries- perekond noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Finnish
1 entries- suku noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
French
1 entries- genre noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Galician
1 entries- xénero noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Georgian
1 entries- გვარი noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
German
1 entries- Gattung noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Greek
1 entries- γένος noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Hebrew
1 entries- סוּג noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Hindi
2 entries- जिंस noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
- वंश noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Hungarian
1 entries- nemzetség noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Icelandic
1 entries- ættkvísl noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Ido
1 entries- genero noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Indonesian
1 entries- genus noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Iranian Persian
2 entries- جِنْس noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
- سَرْدِه noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Irish
1 entries- géineas noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Italian
1 entries- genere noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Japanese
1 entries- 属 noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Kazakh
1 entries- тұқымдас noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Khmer
1 entries- ពួក noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Korean
1 entries- 속 noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- уруу noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Lao
3 entries- ຈຳພວກ noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
- ຊາດ noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
- ຊາຕິ noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Latin
1 entries- genus noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Lithuanian
1 entries- gentis noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Lower Sorbian
1 entries- rod noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Macedonian
1 entries- род noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Malagasy
1 entries- karazana noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Malay
1 entries- genus noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Malayalam
2 entries- ജനുസ്സ് noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
- ജീനസ് noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Mongolian
1 entries- төрөл noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Māori
1 entries- puninga noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Northern Kurdish
1 entries- tuxm noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- slekt noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Occitan
1 entries- genre noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Polish
1 entries- rodzaj noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Portuguese
1 entries- gênero noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Romanian
1 entries- gen noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Russian
1 entries- род noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- rȏd noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
- ро̑д noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Slovak
1 entries- rod noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Slovene
1 entries- rod noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Spanish
1 entries- género noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Swahili
1 entries- jenasi noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Swedish
2 entries- genus noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
- släkte noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Tagalog
1 entries- urihay noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Tajik
1 entries- ҷинс noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Tatar
1 entries- ыруг noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Telugu
1 entries- ప్రజాతి noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Thai
1 entries- สกุล noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Turkish
1 entries- cins noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Turkmen
2 entries- jyns noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
- urug noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Ukrainian
1 entries- рід noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Upper Sorbian
1 entries- ród noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Urdu
1 entries- جِنْس noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Uyghur
2 entries- ئۇرۇق noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
- جىنس noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Uzbek
2 entries- jins noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
- urugʻ noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Vietnamese
1 entries- chi noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Volapük
1 entries- bid noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Welsh
1 entries- genws noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Yiddish
1 entries- מין noun (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
Sample sentences
17 total sentences available.
In many ways, these fossils are the 'smoking gun' just before the emergence of our own genus.
Source: tatoeba (1089591)
The yellow-eyed penguin is the sole extant species in the genus Megadyptes.
Source: tatoeba (4475154)
The Sargasso Sea is a vast patch of ocean named for a genus of free-floating seaweed called Sargassum.
Source: tatoeba (6679818)
Showing 4 of 17 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "genus"?
Closest matches include abronia, afrocarpus, anagasta, anomalops, anthonomus.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "genus"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.