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How to pronounce genus in American English
“genus” pronunciation by American speakers
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just one genus, the achatinella.
US Fish & Wildlife Service
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new genus of new species.
The Obama White House
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as being bacterial species or genus.
NIH
Words that sound like “genus”
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