previousGenus

P33921
predicate

Indicates that one genus was previously used as the taxonomic genus for an organism before being reclassified to another genus.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
previousGenus canonical 5
originalGenus 3
basionymGenus 1

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: previousGenus
Generated description
Indicates that one genus was previously used as the taxonomic genus for an organism before being reclassified to another genus.

Sample triples (13)

Subject Object
Rusa unicolor Cervus ⓘ
hoolock gibbon Bunopithecus via predicate surface "previouslyClassifiedInGenus" ⓘ
Spinus spinus Carduelis ⓘ
Thraupis episcopus Tanagra via predicate surface "originalGenus" ⓘ
Quillajaceae Quillaja via predicate surface "basionymGenus" ⓘ
Osphranter antilopinus Macropus ⓘ
Paranthropus boisei Zinjanthropus via predicate surface "originalGenusName" ⓘ
linked to: Paranthropus boisei
Paranthropus boisei Australopithecus via predicate surface "laterGenusAssignment" ⓘ
Phoebastria nigripes Diomedea via predicate surface "previousGenusPlacement" ⓘ
Oenanthe oenanthe Motacilla via predicate surface "originalGenus" ⓘ
Siberian crane Grus ⓘ
Maylandia zebra Pseudotropheus via predicate surface "originalGenus" ⓘ
Jamaican boa Epicrates ⓘ