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tribe

Also known as tribus, tribe (taxonomy)

taxonomic rank between family and genus

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A tribe is a scientific classification level used in biology to organize living things, fitting between the broader category of family and the narrower category of genus. This ranking system helps scientists precisely categorize and communicate about the relationships between different species.

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The hierarchy of biological classification's eight major taxonomic ranks. Intermediate minor rankings are not shown.

In biology, a tribe is a taxonomic rank above genus, but below family and subfamily. It is sometimes subdivided into subtribes. By convention, all taxa ranked above species are capitalized, including both tribe and subtribe.