"bonus genius" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin bonus genius (literally “good spirit”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|bonus genius|lit=good spirit}} Learned borrowing from Latin bonus genius (literally “good spirit”) Head templates: {{en-noun|?|nolinkhead=1}} bonus genius
  1. A small wooden doll that is covered with a cape and made to vanish as part of a magic trick.
    Sense id: en-bonus_genius-en-noun-2Mz5hqTF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12
  2. (obsolete) A good spirit or angel, seen as influencing a person's decisions, etc. Tags: obsolete Translations (good spirit or angel, seen as influencing a person's decisions): hyvä haltija (Finnish), bon génie [masculine] (French), dobry duch [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-bonus_genius-en-noun-OI4TvZXQ Disambiguation of "good spirit or angel, seen as influencing a person's decisions": 3 97

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