Gentes may refer to:
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Gens
In ancient Rome, a gens ( or , ; plural: ''gentes'' ) was a family consisting of individuals who shared the same Roman naming conventions#Nomen, nomen and who claimed descent from a common ancestor. A branch of a gens was called a ''stirps'' (p ...
(pl. Gentes), in Ancient Rome, a family of those sharing the same ''nomen'' and a common ancestor
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Gens (behaviour)
In animal behaviour, a gens (pl. gentes) or host race is a host-specific lineage of a brood parasite species. Brood parasites, such as cuckoos, which use multiple host species to raise their chicks evolve different gentes, each one specific to ...
(pl. Gentes), in animal behavior, a host-specific lineage of a brood parasite species
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Gentes (''Star Wars''), a fictional planet in the ''Star Wars'' universe
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Ad gentes'', a decree by the Second Vatican Council
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