nounπShareA socially, ethnically, or politically cohesive group of people.""Different student groups in the school sometimes act like competing tribes, each with its own traditions and values." "culturepoliticshistorygrouporganizationsocietynationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA society larger than a band but smaller than a state."Different tribes in the Amazon rainforest have unique customs and traditions. "culturesocietygrouphistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA group of apes who live and work together."The researcher studied the social interactions between different chimpanzee tribes in the African rainforest. "animalgroupbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA hierarchal rank between family and genus.""In elementary school biology, we learned that in the classification of living things, 'tribes' are groupings of related species that fall between families and genera, like different types of foxes within the Canidae family." "biologyorganismgroupfamilyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe collective noun for various animals."The animal shelter housed several tribes of cats, each with its own unique markings and personalities. "animalgroupChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(stock breeding) A family of animals descended from some particular female progenitor, through the female line."the Duchess tribe of shorthorns"animalfamilybiologyagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
