Genus
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A genus (plural: genera, from ; Latin genus "descent, family, type, gender") is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the classification of living and fossil organism.
Like almost all other taxonomic units, genera may sometimes be divided into subgenera, singular: subgenus. The largest main taxonomic unit below the genus is the species.
How to more precisely define a genus is a matter of continuing debate, as outlined a few paragraphs below.
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