属 genus/affiliation

I'm not in the bosoZOKU gang but I'm affiliated with them, so I can act like a big shot.

The bug crawling across the corpse's Moustache appears to be the genus of drosophila melogaster, the common housefly. Soon it will lay eggs in the tender hairs.

to belong to a department ★★☆☆☆
所 (area / attribute) + 属 (genus/affiliation) = 所属 (to belong to a department)

to belong to such-and-such a department. "Hi! I'm Ross Henderson, from Marketing!"

metallic ★☆☆☆☆
金 (gold) + 属 (genus/affiliation) = 金属 (metallic)

physically attached ★☆☆☆☆
付 (stick to) + 属 (genus/affiliation) = 付属 (physically attached)

to be physically attached or part of a set. The bolts and nuts that come with an ikea furniture thing.