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Record 1 2019-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
Universal entry(ies)
Bovinae
Latin
DEF

A subfamily of bovids which includes buffaloes, oxen, yaks and bisons.

CONT

Cattle belong to the biological subfamily Bovinae (or bovines). This includes a diverse group of about 24 species of medium-sized to large ungulates, including bison, the water buffalo, the yak, and the four-horned and spiral-horned antelopes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Bovinae
Latin
DEF

Sous-famille des bovidés qui inclut les buffles, les bœufs, les yaks et les bisons.

CONT

Les bovins regroupent des animaux très divers, relevant de genres différents : Bubalus (buffles d'Asie), Syncerus (buffles d'Afrique), Bos (bœufs d'Europe et bovins de l'Indo-Malaisie), Poëphagus (yak) et Bison (bisons).

OBS

bovins : Il ne faut pas confondre ce terme, qui représente une sous-famille, et le terme «bovins», qui désigne les animaux de ferme domestiqués des genres Bos et Bubalus.

Spanish

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