kind, sort, form, variety - a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?"

form genus - an artificial taxonomic category established on the basis of morphological resemblance for organisms of obscure true relationships especially fossil forms

bacteria genus - a genus of bacteria

protoctist genus - any genus of Protoctista

fish genus - any of various genus of fish

chordate genus - any genus in the phylum Chordata

bird genus - a genus of birds

amphibian genus - any genus of amphibians

reptile genus - a genus of reptiles

arthropod genus - a genus of arthropods

mammal genus - a genus of mammals

sponge genus - a genus of Porifera

coelenterate genus - a genus of coelenterates

ctenophore genus - a genus of ctenophores

worm genus - a genus of worms

mollusk genus - a genus of mollusks

echinoderm genus - a genus of echinoderms

biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms

taxon, taxonomic category, taxonomic group - animal or plant group having natural relations

family - (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera; "sharks belong to the fish family"

subgenus - (biology) taxonomic group between a genus and a species

type genus - (biology) genus from which the name of a family or subfamily is formed; it is not necessarily the most representative genus but often the largest or best known or earliest described

form genus - (biology) an artificial taxonomic category for organisms of which the true relationships are obscure

species - (biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed

moss genus - a genus of mosses

gymnosperm genus - a genus of gymnosperms

liliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed

dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination

fungus genus - includes lichen genera

plant genus - a genus of plants

fern genus - genera of ferns and fern allies