Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

genus name

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.72 in modern English

Syllables
genus -name
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The scientific name of a genus, which is always capitalized and italicized.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

genus names (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

specific name specific epithet species epithet subspecific name subspecific epithet

Synonyms

generic name generic epithet genus

Questions

What does genus name mean?
The scientific name of a genus, which is always capitalized and italicized.

How to pronounce genus name

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