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解説 Definition
genera は genus（属）の複数形です。生物分類で、いくつかの種をまとめる分類単位を複数指すときに使われます。
The plural of genus: two or more taxonomic groups, each containing one or more closely related species. The term is mainly used in biological classification when comparing or referring to multiple such groups.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
genera は genus「属」のラテン語式の複数形で、英語の普通の複数語尾 -s は付けません。発音はおおむね /ˈdʒenərə/。one genus に対して two or several genera と対で覚えましょう。生物分類では species「種」を複数まとめる単位が genus で、その単位が複数なら genera です。generate、genetic と同じく gen-「生む」の連想も役立ちます。
Treat genera as the irregular Latin plural of genus, not as a separate base word. Say one genus but two genera; do not form the plural as “genuses” in biological classification. The usual pronunciation is /ˈdʒenərə/. Picture the classification sequence species, genus, family: several related species may belong to one genus, while several such groups are genera. The gen- element can also remind you of ideas of birth, kind, or origin seen in words such as generate and genetic. Common phrases include different genera, several genera, and genera of plants or animals.
例文
These plants belong to different genera.
これらの植物は異なる属に属しています。
The museum display shows several genera of ancient fish.
その博物館の展示では、古代魚のいくつかの属が紹介されています。
Scientists compared the two genera to understand their evolution.
科学者たちは進化を理解するために、その2つの属を比較しました。
genera の類義語・関連語
類義語
紛らわしい語
genera の語源・成り立ち Etymology
generaはラテン語genera「生まれ・種類」の形をそのまま受けたgenusの複数形で、語根gen-は「生む」にさかのぼります。だから生物を“生まれや系統で分けたまとまり”という感覚で「属」になるわけです。関連語はgenerate、genetic。
Genera is the Latin plural form of genus, a Latin noun meaning “birth,” “descent,” “race,” or “kind.” English scientific classification retained both the singular genus and its Latin plural genera. The word belongs to the Indo-European family built on a root meaning “to give birth” or “produce,” also reflected in generate and genetic. Its taxonomic use fits the older idea of a class or kind linked by shared origin or characteristics.
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