A taxonomic category ranking below a family and above a species.

In informal contexts, it can refer to a type or kind of something.

एक प्रकार या किस्म का संदर्भ।

English Usage: This genus of flowers has a beautiful fragrance.

Hindi Usage: इस फूलों के जीनस की एक सुंदर खुशबू है।

A genus of extinct marine or terrestrial invertebrates.

Used to refer to organisms with similar characteristics, informally.

समान विशेषताओं वाले जीवों का अनौपचारिक संदर्भ।

English Usage: Some people refer to the peripatus as a living fossil.

Hindi Usage: कुछ लोग पेरिपेटस को एक जीवित जीवाश्म के रूप में संदर्भित करते हैं।