tribe

1. n. A family, race, or series of generations, descending from the same progenitor, and kept distinct, as in the case of the twelve tribes of Israel, descended from the twelve sons of Jacob. Source: opted

2. n. A number of species or genera having certain structural characteristics in common; as, a tribe of plants; a tribe of animals. Source: opted

3. n. A nation of savages or uncivilized people; a body of rude people united under one leader or government; as, the tribes of the Six Nations; the Seneca tribe. Source: opted

4. n. A class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/division">division, class, or distinct portion of a people, from whatever cause that distinction may have originated; as, the city of Athens was divided into ten tribes. Source: opted

5. n. A family of animals descended from some particular female progenitor, through the female line; as, the Duchess tribe of shorthorns. Source: opted

6. v. t. To distribute into tribes or classes. Source: opted

7. n. a social division of (usually preliterate) people Source: wordnet

8. n. a federation (as of American Indians) Source: wordnet

9. n. (biology) a taxonomic category between a genus and a subfamily Source: wordnet

10. n. group of people related by blood or marriage Source: wordnet

11. 1. A family, race, or series of generations, descending from the same progenitor, and kept distinct, as in the case of the twelve tribes of Israel, descended from the twelve sons of Jacob. "The Lion of the tribe of Juda." Rev. v. 5. A wealthy Hebrew of my tribe. Shak. 2. (Bot.) A number of species or genera having certain structural characteristics in common; as, a tribe of plants; a tribe of animals. Note: By many recent naturalists, tribe has been used for a group of animals or plants intermediate between order and genus.family is between order and genus. 3. A nation of savages or uncivilized people; a body of rude people united under one leader or government; as, the tribes of the Six Nations; the Seneca tribe. 4. A division, class, or distinct portion of a people, from whatever cause that distinction may have originated; as, the city of Athens was divided into ten tribes. 5. (Stock Breeding) A family of animals descended from some particular female progenitor, through the female line; as, the Duchess tribe of shorthorns. To distribute into tribes or classes. [R.] Our fowl, fish, and quadruped are well tribed. Abp. Nicolson. Source: webster

12. A number of species or genera having certain structuralcharacteristics in common; as, a tribe of plants; a tribe of animals. Source: adambom

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