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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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WordMeaning
licensepermission to act
cohesionthe act or state of sticking together tightly
deliriuman acute (see acute
amenableliable to be brought to account : answerable
maculatedmarked with spots : blotched
celestialof, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity
outlandishof or relating to another country : foreign
pterodactylany of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition
rationa food allowance for one day
antithesisthe direct opposite