Genus (/ˈdʒiːnəs/ pl.: genera /ˈdʒɛnərə/) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses... 27 KB (3,086 words) - 04:08, 18 January 2024 |
HY-drə) is a genus of small freshwater hydrozoans of the phylum Cnidaria. They are native to the temperate and tropical regions. The genus was named by... 29 KB (3,310 words) - 23:08, 28 March 2024 |
Sus (/ˈsuːs/) is the genus of wild and domestic pigs, within the even-toed ungulate family Suidae. Sus include domestic pigs (Sus domesticus) and their... 43 KB (4,029 words) - 13:25, 6 March 2024 |
Puma (/ˈpjuːmə/ or /ˈpuːmə/) is a genus in the family Felidae whose only extant species is the cougar (also known as the puma, mountain lion, and panther... 12 KB (1,519 words) - 09:41, 28 March 2024 |
The genus Pan consists of two extant species: the chimpanzee and the bonobo. Taxonomically, these two ape species are collectively termed panins. The... 59 KB (5,942 words) - 23:12, 27 March 2024 |
Glis is a genus of rodent that contains two extant species, both known as edible dormice or fat dormice: the European edible dormouse (Glis glis) and... 3 KB (276 words) - 06:27, 6 January 2024 |
Axis is a genus of deer occurring in South and Southeast Asia. As presently defined by most authorities, four species are placed in the genus. Three of... 2 KB (171 words) - 03:22, 28 January 2024 |
Python is a genus of constricting snakes in the Pythonidae family native to the tropics and subtropics of the Eastern Hemisphere. The name python was... 19 KB (1,558 words) - 07:31, 27 March 2024 |
In mathematics, genus (pl.: genera) has a few different, but closely related, meanings. Intuitively, the genus is the number of "holes" of a surface. A... 10 KB (1,348 words) - 13:30, 10 March 2024 |
Lachesis (also known commonly as the bushmasters) is a genus of venomous pit vipers in the family Viperidae. Member species are found in forested areas... 12 KB (1,234 words) - 04:09, 1 December 2023 |
Caracal is a genus in the subfamily Felinae of the family Felidae. It was proposed by John Edward Gray in 1843 who described a skin from the Cape of Good... 5 KB (345 words) - 18:36, 14 March 2024 |
Procyon is a genus of nocturnal mammals comprising three species commonly known as raccoons in the family Procyonidae. The most familiar species, the... 11 KB (985 words) - 17:56, 25 October 2023 |
Lama is a genus containing the extant South American camelids: the wild guanaco and vicuña and the domesticated llama, alpaca, and chilihueque. Before... 11 KB (1,079 words) - 03:50, 28 February 2024 |
Capra is a genus of mammals, the goats, comprising ten species, including the markhor and several species known as ibexes. The domestic goat (Capra hircus)... 10 KB (936 words) - 01:05, 28 March 2024 |
Tilapia is a genus of cichlid fishes endemic to freshwater habitats in Southern Africa. In the past this was a very large genus including all species with... 4 KB (307 words) - 14:36, 14 October 2023 |
Sequoia is a genus of redwood coniferous trees in the subfamily Sequoioideae of the family Cupressaceae. The only extant species of the genus is Sequoia... 12 KB (1,139 words) - 19:33, 1 January 2024 |
Chaos is a genus of single-celled amoeboid organisms in the family Amoebidae. The largest and most-known species, the so-called "giant amoeba" (Chaos... 13 KB (1,428 words) - 21:12, 8 December 2023 |
In biological taxonomy, the type genus is the genus which defines a biological family and the root of the family name. According to the International Code... 5 KB (555 words) - 10:29, 4 December 2023 |
James Genus (born January 20, 1966) is an American jazz bassist. He plays both electric bass guitar and upright bass and currently plays in the Saturday... 6 KB (451 words) - 00:45, 27 November 2023 |
Pica is a genus of seven species of birds in the family Corvidae in both the New World and the Old. It is one of several corvid genera whose members are... 7 KB (532 words) - 14:40, 22 March 2024 |
Aba is a noble kindred (genus) of the Kingdom of Hungary which according to the Gesta Hungarorum ("The Deeds of the Hungarians" part 32) derives from... 6 KB (674 words) - 01:05, 6 March 2024 |