genus

/ˈdʒiːnəs/· noun

科学/科研/医疗B2

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Chinese meaning

(生shēng物wù分fēn类lèi学xué)属shǔ

生shēng物wù分fēn类lèi中zhōng的de属shǔ

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科kē学xué家jiā新xīn命mìng名míng的de昆kūn虫chóng属shǔ

Example

Scientists at the University of California, Riverside recently described a new genus of plant bugs, they’ve named Swiftiephylus, in honor of the Grammy-winning U.S. singer.

加jiā州zhōu大dà学xué河hé滨bīn分fēn校xiào的de科kē学xué家jiā最zuì近jìn描miáo述shù了le一yí个gè新xīn的de盲máng蝽chūn属shǔ,并bìng将jiāng其qí命mìng名míng为wèi Swiftiephylus,以yǐ纪jì念niàn这zhè位wèi荣róng获huò格gé莱lái美měi奖jiǎng的de美měi国guó歌gē手shǒu。

Source: Mongabay · 18 Sep 2026

Background ✎

加jiā州zhōu大dà学xué河hé滨bīn分fēn校xiào的de科kē学xué家jiā发fā现xiàn了le一yī种zhǒng新xīn的de盲máng蝽chūn,并bìng以yǐ歌gē手shǒu泰tài勒lēi·斯sī威wēi夫fū特tè命mìng名míng为wèi Swiftiephylus。这zhè个ge属shǔ下xià共gòng有yǒu12个gè新xīn物wù种zhǒng,其qí中zhōng4种zhǒng直zhí接jiē以yǐ斯sī威wēi夫fū特tè本běn人rén或huò她tā的de专zhuān辑jí命mìng名míng。

Roots · etymology

源自拉丁 genus(种族、种类),词根 gen-(产生)

  • 单纯词(拉丁借词),不可拆;同根词有 gene、genre

Collocations

  • a new genus / genus and species / the genus of

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