{ Ge*ner"ic (?), Ge*ner"ic*al
(?), } a. [L. genus, generis, race,
kind: cf. F. générique. See Gender.]
1. (Biol.) Pertaining to
a genus or kind; relating to a genus, as distinct from a species, or
from another genus; as, a
generic description; a generic difference;
a generic name.
2. Very comprehensive;
pertaining or appropriate
to large classes or their characteristics; --
opposed to specific.