Bobinae

Japanese: Bobinae
Bobinae

…A domestic cattle (bovine) kept around the world for milk, meat, and work. There are European and Asian (zebu) species. Cattle is also a general term for the genus Bos , which includes wild cattle such as the banteng, gaua, and yak, or for the subfamily Bobinae, which includes the bison and water buffalo. In the strict sense, domestic cattle (bovine) range from small ones with shoulder heights of 90 cm and weights of 250 kg or less to giant ones with shoulder heights of 165 cm and weights of 1,450 kg, and although their shapes vary widely, they all share the characteristics of the Bovidae subfamily, which are described below.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Bobinae" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…世界各地で乳用,肉用,役用などに飼われる家畜牛(イエウシ)で,ヨーロッパ系とアジア系(コブウシ系)がある。ウシはまた,バンテン,ガウア,ヤクなどの野生牛を含むウシ属Bosの総称,またはさらにバイソン,スイギュウを含むウシ亜科Bobinaeの総称ともされる。狭義のウシ(イエウシ)は肩高90cm,体重250kg以下の小型のものから肩高165cm,体重1450kgに及ぶ巨大なものまであり,形態は変化に富むが,すべて後述のウシ科ウシ亜科の特徴を備えている。…

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