Both Uses of
genus
in
Moby Dick
- It is some systematized exhibition of the whale in his broad genera, that I would now fain put before you.†
Chpt 31-33 *
- And thereby whalemen distinguish this fish from other tribes of his genus.†
Chpt 46-48
Definition:
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(genus as in: genus of plant) a related group of animal or plant species
(as living organisms are classified, a genus can have many species but belongs to a single family)editor's notes: A genus is a descriptive Latin word that is always capitalized.