genus vs superordinate

genus

noun
  • A taxon at this rank. 

  • A natural number representing any of several related measures of the complexity of a given manifold or graph. 

  • A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below family (Lat. familia) and above species. 

  • A group with common attributes. 

  • Within a definition, a broader category of the defined concept. 

  • A type of tuning or intonation, used within an Ancient Greek tetrachord. 

superordinate

noun
  • That which is superordinate. 

  • A hypernym. 

verb
  • To cause to be superordinate. 

adj
  • The relation of a universal proposition to a specific proposition of the same form with the universal quantified variable replaced by a specific instance. 

  • hypernymic 

  • Greater in degree, rank or position. 

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