type genus type gauge • type-high · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · type genus · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 10 · · Length 3 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) (biology) genus from which the name of a family or subfamily is formed; it is not necessarily the most representative genus but often the largest or best known or earliest described. Synonyms: type genus. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 e latin small letter e U+0065 g latin small letter g U+0067 n latin small letter n U+006E p latin small letter p U+0070 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074 u latin small letter u U+0075 y latin small letter y U+0079