/
ˈdʒiːnəs, 
ˈdʒɛnəs/
n.
 (pl. genera  
/ˈdʒɛn(ə)rə/
)
  - Biology  a principal taxonomic category that ranks above species and below family, denoted by a capitalized Latin name, e.g. Leo.
 - a class of things which have common characteristics and which can be divided into subordinate kinds.
 
Etymology
C16: from L., ‘birth, race, stock’.