Ursus, for brown bears (5)

I believe the answer is:

genus

(Other definitions for genus that I've seen before include "Group of plants with common characteristics" , "Taxonomic class between family and species" , "group of organisms" , "Type" , "Taxonomic category above species" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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