Translingual

Bos grunniens

Wikispecies

Proper noun

Bos grunniens m

1. A taxonomic species within the family Bovidae – the domesticated yak.
2. 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