multigenus

English

Etymology

From multi- +‎ genus.

Adjective

multigenus (not comparable)

  1. (biology) consisting of, or related to multiple genera
    • 2015, Jessica L. Mark Welcha, Blair J. Rossetti, Christopher W. Rieken, Floyd E. Dewhirsta, Gary G. Borisy, Biogeography of a human oral microbiome at the micron scale‎[1]:
      "Using sequencing data combined with spectral fluorescence imaging, we have discovered a multigenus, highly organized microbial consortium in human dental plaque."

Latin

Pronunciation

Adjective

multigenus (feminine multigena, neuter multigenum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. various (of many kinds)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative multigenus multigena multigenum multigenī multigenae multigena
genitive multigenī multigenae multigenī multigenōrum multigenārum multigenōrum
dative multigenō multigenae multigenō multigenīs
accusative multigenum multigenam multigenum multigenōs multigenās multigena
ablative multigenō multigenā multigenō multigenīs
vocative multigene multigena multigenum multigenī multigenae multigena

References

  • “multigenus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • multigenus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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