In Linnaean taxonomy, genus is the rank between family and species.

Genus may also refer to:

  • Genus, a taxonomic rank used for the purpose of cloud classification
  • Genus: Journal of Population Sciences, a journal of population genetics founded by Nora Federici
  • Genus (mathematics), a classifying property of a mathematical object
  • Genus of a multiplicative sequence
  • Geometric genus
  • In graph embedding, the genus of the graph is the genus of the surface in which it can be embedded
  • In the theory of numerical semigroups, the genus of a numerical semigroup is the cardinality of the set of gaps in the numerical semigroup
  • Genus of a quadratic form
  • The genus of an entire function
  • Grammatical gender
  • Genus (music), a concept in ancient Greek music theory
  • Genus (philosophy)
  • Genus (linguistics)
  • In Alienators: Evolution Continues, the Genus are monstrous alien organisms that have a high speed evolution
  • Genus plc, a British biotechnology company
  • Sport Club Genus de Porto Velho, a Brazilian football (soccer) club
  • Genera (operating system)

People

  • Gennadii Genus (born 1990), Ukrainian track cyclist
  • James Genus (born 1966), American jazz bassist
  • Sampson Genus (born 1988), American football player

See also

  • Gens (disambiguation)
  • Gender (disambiguation)
  • Genius