ETYM Latin, birth, race, kind, sort.
(pl. genera) class; kind; Biology, category between family and species.
(Irregular plural: genera).
1. A general kind of something.
2. (Biology) Taxonomic group containing one or more species.
Group of species with many characteristics in common.
Thus all doglike species (including dogs, wolves, and jackals) belong to the genus Canis (Latin “dog”). Species of the same genus are thought to be descended from a common ancestor species. Related genera are grouped into families. + prikaži više

ETYM New Lat. Related to Phylon.
(Irregular plural: phyla).
1. (Biology) The major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes.
2. (Linguistics) A large group of languages that are historically related.
Largest subdivision of natural kingdom.
Major grouping in biological classification. Mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fishes, and tunicates belong to the phylum Chordata; the phylum Molluska consists of snails, slugs, mussels, clams, squid, and octopuses; the phylum Porifera contains sponges; and the phylum Echinodermata includes sea stars, sea urchins, and sea cucumbers. Among plants there are between four and nine phyla (or divisions) depending on the classification used. Related phyla are grouped together in a kingdom; phyla are subdivided into classes. + prikaži više

In anthropology, the term applied to the varieties of modern humans, Homo sapiens sapiens, having clusters of distinctive physical traits in common. The three major varieties are Caucasoid, Mongoloid, and Negroid. During the last 60,000 years, migrations and interbreeding have caused a range of variations to exist today, not distinct or “pure” races (which can exist only under conditions of isolation).
1. A contest of speed
2. Any competition
3. People who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock + prikaži više

ETYM Latin tribus, originally, a third part of the Roman people, afterwards, a division of the people, a tribe; of uncertain origin: cf. French tribu.
1. A social division of (usually preliterate) people; SYN. folk.
2. A federation (as of American Indians); SYN. federation of tribes.
3. (Biology) A taxonomic category between a genus and a subfamily. + prikaži više

ETYM French tronc, Latin truncus, from truncus maimed, mutilated.
1. A large strong case used when traveling or for storage.
2. The main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber; SYN. tree trunk, bole.