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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

genotypical
genotypic adjective of or relating to or constituting a genotype; `genotypical pattern`

genre
noun a class of art (or artistic endeavor) having a characteristic form or technique

genre painting
noun a genre depicting everyday life

gentamicin
Garamycin noun an antibiotic (trade name Garamycin) that is derived from an actinomycete; used in treating infections of the urinary tract

genteelly
adverb in a genteel manner; `the English lived genteelly in India`

genteelness
noun elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression

Gentiana acaulis
noun low-growing alpine plant cultivated for its dark glossy green leaves in basal rosettes and showy solitary bell-shaped blue flowers

Gentiana clausa
noun similar to Gentiana andrewsii but with larger flowers

gentianella
noun low-growing alpine plant cultivated for its dark glossy green leaves in basal rosettes and showy solitary bell-shaped blue flowers

gentile
adjective belonging to or characteristic of non-Jewish peoples

gentle
soft adjective soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe; `a gentle reprimand`; `a vein of gentle irony`; `poked gentle fun at him`

gentlefolk
noun people of good family and breeding and high social status

gentleman`s-cane
prince`s-plume 1 red amaranth noun tall showy tropical American annual having hairy stems and long spikes of usually red flowers above leaves deeply flushed with purple; seeds often used as cereal

gentlemanlike
gentlemanly adjective befitting a man of good breeding; `gentlemanly behavior`

gentlemen`s agreement
noun a personal agreement based on honor and not legally binding

gentleness
noun acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered; `his fingers have learned gentleness`; `suddenly her gigantic power melted into softness for the baby`; `even in the pulpit there are moments when mildness of manner is not enough`

gently
adverb in a gradual manner; `a gently sloping terrain`

gentrification
noun the restoration of run-down urban areas by the middle class (resulting in the displacement of low-income residents)

gentrify
verb renovate so as to make it conform to middle-class aspirations; `gentrify a row of old houses`; `gentrify the old center of town`

gentry
noun the most powerful members of a society

genuflect
verb bend the knees and bow in church or before a religious superior or image

genuflection
genuflexion noun the act of bending the knees in worship or reverence

genuine
echt adjective not fake or counterfeit; `a genuine Picasso`; `genuine leather`

genus
noun a general kind of something; `ignore the genus communism`

genus Actinomyces
noun type genus of the family Actinomycetaceae

genus Addax
noun genus of antelopes of northern African deserts

genus Aegyptopithecus
noun a genus of Hominoidea

genus Aepyornis
noun type genus of the Aepyornidae: elephant birds

genus Afropavo
noun Congo peafowl

genus Agama
noun type genus of the Agamidae

genus Alligator
noun type genus of the Alligatoridae

genus Allosaurus
genus Antrodemus noun carnivorous dinosaur of North America; late Jurassic

genus Amoeba
noun protozoan inhabiting moist soils or bottom vegetation in fresh or salt water

genus Amphioxus
noun type genus of the Amphioxidae

genus Amphiuma
noun congo snakes

genus Anatotitan
noun genus of large duck-billed dinosaurs; late Cretaceous

genus Andrena
noun a solitary burrowing short-tongued bee

genus Anhinga
noun type genus of the Anhingidae

genus Ankylosaurus
noun armored herbivorous dinosaurs of the Cretaceous

genus Anoa
noun a genus of mammals of the family Bovidae

genus Anomalops
noun type genus of the family Anomalopidae

genus Anomalopteryx
noun small moas

genus Apatosaurus
genus Brontosaurus noun large quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaurs with very long neck and tail; late Jurassic

genus Appendicularia
noun a genus of chordates in the class Larvacea

genus Apteryx
noun type genus of the Apterygidae: kiwis

genus Arcella
noun type genus of the Arcellidae

genus Archaeopteryx
genus Archeopteryx noun a genus of fossil birds

genus Archaeornis
noun a genus of fossil bird

genus Architeuthis
noun giant squid

genus Argentinosaurus
noun enormous dinosaur of the middle Cretaceous found in Argentina

genus Australopithecus
Australopithecus noun extinct genus of African hominid

genus Babesia
genus Piroplasma noun type genus of the family Babesiidae

genus Bacillus
noun type genus of the Bacillaceae; includes many saprophytes important in decay of organic matter and a number of parasites

genus Barosaurus
noun huge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur; late Jurassic

genus Beroe
noun coextensive with the class Nuda

genus Bison
noun sometimes considered a subgenus of genus Bos: American buffalo

genus Borrelia
noun small flexible parasitic spirochetes having three to five wavy spirals

genus Bufo
noun type genus of the Bufonidae; common toads of New and Old Worlds

genus Cabassous
noun solely the tatouay

genus Caiman
noun caimans

genus Calla
noun water arum

genus Calosoma
noun genus of large predaceous ground beetles that feed on injurious caterpillars

genus Cerastes
Aspis noun horned vipers

genus Ceratodus
noun type genus of the Ceratodontidae: extinct genus of lungfishes

genus Ceratosaurus
noun primitive saurischian carnivorous dinosaurs

genus Chaetodon
noun type genus of the Chaetodontidae

genus Chelonia
noun green turtles

genus Chimaera
noun type genus of the Chimaeridae

genus Chinchilla
noun type genus of the Chinchillidae

genus Chiton
noun a genus of Polyplacophora

genus Chlamydia
noun type genus of the family Chlamydiaceae: disease-causing parasites

genus Chlorella
noun nonmotile unicellular green algae potentially important as source of high-grade protein and B-complex vitamins

genus Chunga
noun a genus of Cariamidae

genus Cicada
noun type genus of the Cicadidae: cicadas

genus Clostridium
noun anaerobic or micro-aerophilic rod-shaped or spindle-shaped saprophytes; nearly cosmopolitan in soil, animal intestines, and dung

genus Coccus
noun type genus of the Coccidae

genus Coelophysis
noun late Triassic carnivorous saurischian dinosaurs

genus Colobus
noun a genus of Cercopithecidae

genus Compsognathus
noun a reptile genus of Theropoda

genus Corynebacterium
noun the type genus of the family Corynebacteriaceae which is widely distributed in nature; the best known are parasites and pathogens of humans and domestic animals

genus Corythosaurus
noun genus of duck-billed dinosaurs of late Cretaceous

genus Coscoroba
noun a genus of Anatidae

genus Costia
noun a genus of flagellate protoctist

genus Cotinga
noun type genus of the Cotingidae: cotingas

genus Cyclops
noun copepod water fleas

genus Daphnia
noun water fleas

genus Deinocheirus
noun a reptile genus of Ornithomimida

genus Deinonychus
noun advanced bipedal carnivorous dinosaur

genus Diapheromera
noun a genus of Phasmidae

genus Dicamptodon
noun type genus of the Dicamptodontidae

genus Difflugia
noun genus of protozoans related to ameba

genus Dimetrodon
noun a reptile genus of Pelycosauria

genus Diomedea
noun type of the Diomedeidae

genus Diplococcus
noun a genus of bacteria

genus Diplodocus
noun a reptile genus of the suborder Sauropoda

genus Doliolum
noun type genus of the Doliolidae

genus Drosophila
noun a genus of Drosophilidae

genus Dugong
noun type genus of the Dugongidae comprising only the dugongs

genus Echinococcus
noun tapeworms

genus Edaphosaurus
noun type genus of the Edaphosauridae