genus / genys [ˈʤi:nəs]
genus – n. – 1. a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic; 2. specifically, a taxonomic category ranking between the family and the species, comprising a group of structurally or phylogenetically related species or an isolated species exhibiting unusual differentiation, and being designated by a Latin or Latinised capitalized singular noun which constitutes the first word of the technical name of a species or of any of its subdivisions
genys – n. – Biology lower jaw, keel or lower outline of a bird’s bill, the mandibular rami