jenasi
jeh-NAH-see
How to say it
Swahilijenasijeh-NAH-see
Englishgenus (in biology)
Frenchgenre (en biologie)
Meaning
In the naming of living things, a group of closely related species, ranked above the species and below the family, such as the genus Malus of apple trees.
Good to know
N class noun, the plural is also jenasi: jenasi moja, one genus. A science word used in textbooks and Wikipedia with spishi, species, and familia, family.
Examples
- Simba na chui wako katika jenasi moja.The lion and the leopard belong to the same genus.
- Jenasi hii ina spishi nyingi za mimea.This genus has many species of plants.
- Wanasayansi waligundua jenasi mpya ya vyura.Scientists discovered a new genus of frogs.
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