A Genus is the hierarchal point in the scientific system for grouping related organisms together. It is the point above a species but below family. For example, when speaking about Cicadas, Tibicen canicularis, Tibicen lyricen, Tibicen linnei and Tibicen chloromera, the word Tibicen is the genus and canicularis, lyricen, linnei and chloromera are the species.

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