ini
ini — 字尾
1. A suffix used in biological naming to form the name of a tribe — a group of rela
族名後綴
生物分類中表示動物族的後綴名稱
A suffix used in biological naming to form the name of a tribe — a group of related animal species that share a common ancestor.
The tribe Hominini includes modern humans and their closest extinct relatives.
人族（Hominini）包含了現代人類和與我們最接近的已滅絕親屬。
Professor Yumi studies Bovini, a tribe that contains cattle, bison, and buffalo.
Yumi 教授研究牛族（Bovini），這個族群包含了牛、野牛和水牛。
appositive pattern: 'Bovini, a tribe that contains...'
Wolves and jackals are classified together under the tribe name Canini.
狼和胡狼被歸類在犬族（Canini）這個名稱之下。
After the fossil discovery, Dr Hamza proposed the new tribe Alvarezsaurini.
化石發現之後，Hamza 博士提出了新的阿瓦拉慈龍族（Alvarezsaurini）。
The suffix -ini marks a zoological tribe, such as Felini for the big cats.
後綴 -ini 標示的是動物學上的一個族，例如 Felini 代表大型貓科動物。
用法筆記
Used only in scientific names within zoological taxonomy. The suffix is added to the stem of a type genus to form the name of a tribe, which is a rank between subfamily and genus.