Bos grunniens

Translingual

Bos grunniens

Proper noun

Bos grunniens m

A taxonomic species within the family Bovidae – the domesticated yak.
A taxonomic species within the family Bovidae – all the yaks.

Usage notes

In a modern treatment subgenus Bos (Poephagus) is elevated to genus Poephagus, thus making Bos grunniens Poephagus grunniens.

Synonyms

Poephagus grunniens - species

Hypernyms

(all the yaks): Bovidae - family; Bovinae - subfamily; Bos - genus; Bos (Poephagus) - subgenus

Hyponyms

(all the yaks): Bos grunniens grunniens - the domesticated yak, Bos grunniens mutus - the wild yak

Coordinate terms

(domesticated yak): Bos mutus - the wild yak

See also

Appendix:List of sequence animal genomes/October 2014

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