Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun form_genus

2 senses of form genus

Sense 1
form genus -- ((biology) an artificial taxonomic category for organisms of which the true relationships are obscure)
       => genus -- ((biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species)

Sense 2
form genus -- (an artificial taxonomic category established on the basis of morphological resemblance for organisms of obscure true relationships especially fossil forms)
       => genus -- ((biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species)