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subtribe

  • a word derived from tribe.
    tribe
    noun
    any group of people, typically a subdivision of a nation or an ethnic group, that is united by ties of descent from a common ancestor, shared customs and traditions, recognition of the same leader or leaders, etc.; a group of related clans.

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It also offers a fresh perspective on the evolutionary history of the subtribe Staphylinina.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026

The subfamilies are major subdivisions of the family, while the tribes and subtribe can contain one or more of genera, which is the classification level just above the species.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 3, 2024

A group of 30 scientists from around the world have spent a decade studying the butterfly subtribe Euptychiina.

From BBC ● May 6, 2023

And Francois Tumahai, a spokesman for Ngati Waewae, the local hapu or subtribe, told the New Zealand news outlet Stuff that it had not authorized the people to take the fossil.

From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2022

They were a subtribe of the Nhambiquara Indians.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple