tribe Bovini


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Noun1.tribe Bovini - term not used technicallytribe Bovini - term not used technically; essentially coextensive with genus Bos
Bovidae, family Bovidae - true antelopes; cattle; oxen; sheep; goats
tribe - (biology) a taxonomic category between a genus and a subfamily
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The general contour of the studied specimens excludes the specimens from the tribe Bovini (Proamphibos, Amphibos, Bos, Leptobos etc.) and favor their inclusion to the tribe Boselaphini.
Molecular phylogeny of the tribe Bovini (Bovidae, Bovinae) and the taxonomic status of the Kouprey, Bos sauveli Urbain 1937.
Nevertheless, Bos is a highly derived genus of the tribe Bovini.