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Things genus often describes ("genus ________")
- bacteroides
- postulate
- lin
- name
- gill
- actinomyces
- synecdoche
- body
- stephens
- becoming
- specific
- plants
- formula
- lamarck
- specificity
- chrysops
- key
- names
- linn
- stripes
- description
- bacillus
- anopheles
- type
- surfaces
- jordan
- level
- argas
- ixodes
- animal
- identification
- propensities
- linne
- berry
- relation
- cuvier
- hall
- members
- vulpes
- species
- gen
- leach
- linnaeus
- elongate
- gray
- baird
- bonaparte
How genus often is described ("________ genus")
- third
- proximate
- distinct
- principal
- rare
- monospecific
- present
- extinct
- single
- remarkable
- sub
- entire
- diatonic
- primitive
- chromatic
- same
- type
- bacterial
- highest
- preceding
- characteristic
- valid
- only
- latin
- abundant
- supreme
- higher
- common
- small
- south
- former
- latter
- undescribed
- particular
- african
- diverse
- difficult
- peculiar
- north
- logical
- known
- enharmonic
- interesting
- fourth
- marine
- monotypic
- sole
- endemic
- tropical
- new
- australian
- water
- beautiful
- cosmopolitan
- separate
- singular
- allied
- related
- widespread
- dominant
- typical
- large
- curious
- fossil
- largest
- extensive
- oldest
- whole
