| type genus | (n) (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 |
| クロハギ属 | [クロハギぞく, kurohagi zoku] (n) Acanthurus (type genus of surgeonfishes and tangs in the family Acanthuridae which have a pair of sharp spines on either side of the base of the tail) [Add to Longdo] |
| メジロザメ属 | [メジロザメぞく, mejirozame zoku] (n) Carcharhinus (the type genus of the requiem shark family Carcharhinidae) [Add to Longdo] |