Word: pseudogenus
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pseu
do
ge
nus
Definition: A spurious genus based on apparent similarities in unrelated organisms
Morphemes:
Affix: pseudo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: False, not genuine, fake
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ψεύδω
Language: grc
Decoded: pseudo
Meaning: to lie
Affix: -ής
Language: grc
Decoded: -es
Meaning: -ής
Affix: genus
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below family (Lat. familia) and above species.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: genus
Language: la
Decoded: genus
Meaning: birth, origin, a race, sort, kind