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GENUS

a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic

The meaning of the word genus is a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic.

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stratuma bed or layer artificially made
pontificalepiscopal attire
ellipticalof, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse
protocolan original draft, minute, or record of a document or transaction
retortto pay or hurl back : return
outgoinggoing away : departing
perpetuateto make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely
aspireto seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal
intellectthe power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge
conduita natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed