How to Use genus in a Sentence

genus

noun

• Whale sharks, the largest of the genus, can reach up to 33 feet.
  — Chris Ciaccia, Fox News, 24 Sep. 2018
• Daikon and red radishes are from the same genus and species.
  — Yejin Choi, Bon Appétit, 11 Aug. 2022
• The name Osmia is the genus of 242 species of solitary bees.
  — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 24 June 2023
• And there wasn’t just one species in this iconic genus.
  — Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 June 2023
• The genus is best described as the family the plant is part of.
  — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 20 Aug. 2022
• There are nearly 50 species of plants in the Monstera genus.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 30 Aug. 2023
• And few are more distinct than those in the genus Leptonetela.
  — Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 20 Dec. 2023
• About that Latin name: the genus name Aegolius is a type of screech owl thought to be a bird of ill omen.
  — Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 30 June 2018
• The health effects are dependent on the genus, species and strain of the microbe.
  — Valerie Agyeman, Good Housekeeping, 22 Nov. 2022
• Devil's claw is the name for the Harpagophytum genus (group) of plants.
  — Verywell Health, 21 Feb. 2023
• Its structure stood out from others in the genus, Fau said.
  — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 17 May 2024
• For the record, the dinner-only eatery was named after the genus of a species of six birds of paradise.
  — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2023
• While Alaskapox belongs to the same genus as smallpox, the two appear to share few traits.
  — Annie Berman, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Sep. 2021
• This creature, the first of its genus, is thought to have weighed about a ton and measured about 24 feet in length at one time.
  — Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 14 July 2023
• All names have to have a combination of a genus name, which comes first, and a species name.
  — Lauren M. Johnson, CNN, 1 July 2019
• Each envelope had the name of a cactus genus written on the front.
  — Zoë Schlanger, Quartz, 3 July 2019
• That changed with the appearance of a genus, now a single species, that could start fire at will: ours.
  — Stephen Pyne, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024
• The snuffbox is the most widespread of the Epioblasma genus of mussels.
  — Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 15 Aug. 2024
• The genus has been described as containing up to 600 species.
  — Janet Carson, Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2020
• The pit vipers in the genus Trimeresurus are venomous, and found throughout East and Southeast Asia.
  — Leah Asmelash, CNN, 21 Apr. 2020
• Still, in the end, the massive sperm whale — the largest living member of the toothed whale genus — usually wins.
  — Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 3 July 2023
• It’s thought to have split from other species about 40 million years ago and is the only species in its genus.
  — Patricia Edmonds, National Geographic, 6 Aug. 2020
• For the record, red yuccas are not true yuccas, but in the genus Hesperaloe.
  — Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com, 12 Dec. 2019
• Frankincense is made from the milky sap of trees in the Boswelia genus, found mainly in wild trees in Africa and India.
  — Alex Fox, Science | AAAS, 1 July 2019
• Tiger sharks are one of the most fierce species in its genus, measure about 15 feet long and often prey on turtles.
  — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 7 June 2024
• And a new species of Adamsiana, a related genus, was spotted in Guatemala in 2020.
  — Emily Schmall, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2023
• Botanists know them as a genus of flowering plants in the arum family.
  — 1843, 2 July 2020
• Coleus is a genus of stunning foliage plants in the mint family.
  — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2024
• Members of the Capsicum genus, they are believed to have evolved into something close to their present form in the Andes millions of years ago.
  — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 26 Sep. 2024
• Some time ago, the taxonomic genus previously known as Aster was split in two.
  — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 4 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Nov 2024