"genus" meaning in Dutch

See genus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɣeː.nʏs/ Audio: Nl-genus.ogg Forms: genera [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin genus. Doublet of gender and genre. Etymology templates: {{der|nl|la|genus}} Latin genus, {{doublet|nl|gender|genre}} Doublet of gender and genre Head templates: {{nl-noun|n|genera|-}} genus n (plural genera, no diminutive)
  1. (botany) a rank in a taxonomic classification, in between family and species Tags: neuter, no-diminutive Synonyms: geslacht
    Sense id: en-genus-nl-noun-i67qIAZI Categories (other): Botany, Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch nouns with Latin plurals Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 33 30 36 Disambiguation of Dutch nouns with Latin plurals: 32 30 38 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  2. (botany) a taxon at this rank Tags: neuter, no-diminutive Synonyms: geslacht
    Sense id: en-genus-nl-noun-Gl9zxiVn Categories (other): Botany, Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch nouns with Latin plurals Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 33 30 36 Disambiguation of Dutch nouns with Latin plurals: 32 30 38 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  3. (linguistics) gender Tags: neuter, no-diminutive Synonyms: geslacht
    Sense id: en-genus-nl-noun-3p~q6otm Categories (other): Linguistics, Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch nouns with Latin plurals Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 33 30 36 Disambiguation of Dutch nouns with Latin plurals: 32 30 38 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: subgenus, supergenus

Inflected forms

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