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Yemeni tribe
The Murad (Arabic: مراد) are an Arab tribe of eastern Yemen. The Murad belong to the southern group of the Madhhij. They are described as retaining a typically
Murad_(tribe)
Topics referred to by the same term
Murad (actor) (1911–1997), Indian film actor Murad (film), a 2003 British film Murad, Iran Murad, Yemen or Hisn Murad Murad (tribe), a Yemeni tribe Murat
Murad_(disambiguation)
7th-century Yemeni leader
Hani ibn Urwa al-Muradi (d. 680) was a 7th-century Yemeni leader of the murad tribe. In Kufa, he sheltered Muslim ibn Aqil, the representative of Husayn
Hani_ibn_Urwa
661 murder in Kufa
Muljim belonged to the Himyar tribe paternally and to the Murad tribe maternally. He also had ties with the Kinda tribe. The common narrative involves
Assassination_of_Ali
Yemeni poet and tribal leader (1885–1948)
of Murad tribes. Al-Qardai opposed Imam Yahya and criticized his rule using poetry. After Imam failed to buy his loyalty and influence his tribes, he
Ali_Nasser_Al-Qardai
Muslim saint
Tabi‘un of his era'). Muslim historians agreed Uways descended from the Murad tribe sub-branch. Furthermore, Arabian peninsula local traditions have traced
Uways_al‑Qarani
Yemeni Arab noble, Companion of Muhammad
from Murad tribe as son of Makshuh, or originally named Hubayrah ibn Abd Yaghut bin Al-Ghazil bin Salamah, the son of Bada’ ibn Amr az Zahir bin Murad. The
Qays_ibn_Makshuh
Imam of Yemen (1869–1948)
as Ali Nasser Al-Qardaei, was from the Murad tribe. Upon the knowledge of the murder of Imam Yahya, Yemeni tribes rallied behind Sayf-ul-Islam Ahmad bin
Yahya_Muhammad_Hamid_ed-Din
the imam's body. The attack was led by Ali Nasser Al-Qardai from the Murad tribe, who had been imprisoned by the imam. The al-Waziris then appointed al-Wazir
Abdullah_al-Wazir
Oghuz Turkic tribe
says that the Kayı tribe comes from the oldest of Oghuz Khan's 24 grandchildren who were the patriarchs of the ancient Oghuz tribes, and the name Kayı
Kayı_(tribe)
1948 conflict in the Kingdom of Yemen
imam's body. The leader of the ambush, Ali Nasir al-Qardaei, was from the Murad tribe, and had previously been imprisoned by the imam. The al-Waziris then
Al-Waziri_coup
Consort of Sultan Murad II
With this dynastic union between the two houses, Murad II established an alliance with a powerful tribe against his most formidable enemy in Anatolia, the
Hatice_Halime_Hatun
19th century Khan of Kunduz
Mir Muhammad Murad Beg (Persian: میر محمد مراد بیگ; 1780–1846) was Khan of the Kunduz Khanate in the 19th century. During Murad Beg's reign, he defeated
Muhammad_Murad_Beg
North Caucasian independence leader (1818–1852)
Hadji Murad (Russian: Хаджи-Мурат, Avar: XӀажи Мурад; 1818 – 5 May [O.S. 23 April] 1852) was an important North Caucasian Avar leader during the resistance
Hadji_Murad
Ethnic group
The Madhhaj tribe group consists of three tribes—Ans, Murad, and Al-Hadda—and they inhabit the eastern regions of Yemen. The Himyar tribes lived in the
Tribes_of_Yemen
Amir al-Mu'minin
eldest of his eleven siblings. His mother was from the Uzbek Qongirat tribe. Shah Murad was the beloved son of his father, who affectionately called him Beg-i
Shah_Murad
Adrianople (now known as Edirne in English) in 1363 following its conquest by Murad I and then to Constantinople (present-day Istanbul) in 1453 following its
List of sultans of the Ottoman Empire
List_of_sultans_of_the_Ottoman_Empire
Sindhi Administrator
Ali Murad Sanjrani (Sindhi: علي مراد سنجراڻي) K.S, Haji, was a Zamindar (landowner) and factory owner. Ali Murad was born in 1895 in his native village
Ali_Murad_Sanjrani
19th-century Punjabi Muslim Freedom fighter
Murad Fatyana (Punjabi: مراد فتیاݨہ) was a Punjabi Muslim freedom fighter and chieftain of the Fatyana sub-tribe of Sials. During the Indian Rebellion
Murad_Fatyana
Pakistani tribe
service of the Empire. He was made the interim Tumandar/Chief of the tribe when Mir Murad Bukhsh Khan died and his son, Mir Balakh Sher Mazari, was still a
Mazari_(Baloch_tribe)
Ethnolinguistic group native to South Asia and Iran
Hoth Khan, Korai Khan and a daughter, Bibi Jato, who married his nephew Murad. Since 12th century Baloch chieftains ruled over most of Balochistan. Mir
Baloch_people
Kurdish tribe
Guran (or Goran; Kurdish: گوران) is a Kurdish tribe in Kermanshah province, Iran. One of their main historical centers is Dartang, a region whose capital
Guran_(tribe)
Ottoman state before 1453
witnessed the foundation of a political entity ruled by the Oghuz Turkic Kayi tribe's Ottoman Dynasty in the northwestern Anatolian region of Bithynia and its
Rise_of_the_Ottoman_Empire
Bey of Tunis
Murad III Bey (Arabic: مراد باي الثالث, 1680–9 June 1702) was the last bey of Ottoman Tunisia to rule from the Muradid dynasty from 1699 until his assassination
Murad_III_Bey
Pakistani social group
Revolt of 1857; Murad Fatyana, a close companion of Ahmad Khan Kharral avenged his death by killing the British commissioner of Gogera. Murad Fatyana, Prominent
Fatyana
region and expelling Murad Bey, leading troops from the Ahl ben Ali, Ghamra, Shorfa, Hrakta, Ouled Nail, and all the allied/Makhzen tribes following the Dhouaouda
Dhouaouda
Valide Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
mother of Murad IV and Ibrahim, and grandmother of Mehmed IV. She effectively ruled as regent of the Ottoman Empire during the minority of Murad IV from
Kösem_Sultan
Baloch tribe in Pakistan
Zardari is a Baloch tribe native to the Balochistan and Sindh provinces of Pakistan. One of the several Baloch tribes in Sindh, the family is of Rind
Zardari_(tribe)
Sindhi Sammat tribe
on 7 September 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2024. "Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah is doing Dastar Bandi of Muhammad Bakhsh at Shoro Village". Associated
Shoro_(tribe)
Kurdish tribe in Iran and Iraq
Baghdad in the mid-1600s. Sultan Murad IV expelled the Kalhor tribe from Zohab and gave their land to the Bajalan tribe from Mosul. One of the most prominent
Bajalan_(tribe)
Ruler of the Zand dynasty (1781–1785)
University Press. ISBN 978-0-52158-336-7. Tiburcio, lberto (2018a). "ʿAlī-Murād Khān Zand". Christian-Muslim Relations. A Bibliographical History. Volume
Ali-Morad_Khan_Zand
1675–1705 period of civil wars in Ottoman Tunisia
wars in Ottoman Tunisia. It ran from the death of the Muradid sovereign Murad II Bey in 1675 until the seizure of power by the Husainid sovereign Al-Husayn
Revolutions_of_Tunis
Legendary khan of the Turkic people, eponymous ancestor of Oghuz Turks
the Seljukname and The Book of Dede Korkut. Oğuz Khan was from the Balga tribe, the son of Qara Bey (Oğuz Bey), and later became a khan. The name of Oghuz
Oghuz_Khagan
Historical Central Asian state
in northern Afghanistan. It reached the apex of its power under Muhammad Murad Beg. The Khanate was eventually conquered by Afghanistan in 1859. In 1888
Kunduz_Khanate
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (r. 1444–1446, 1451–1481)
[citation needed] At this time, Mehmed II asked his father Murad II to reclaim the throne, but Murad II refused. According to the 17th-century chronicles,
Mehmed_II
Northeast Caucasian ethnic group
mountain dwellers [or] highlanders." Potto claimed that members of Avarian tribe also often referred to themselves by the alternate endonym maarulal, also
Avars_(Caucasus)
the Gakhar tribe, migrating from Murat (Fateh Jang district) to Takht Pari (Rawat, Rawalpindi district), with the prominent members, Ali Murad Khan and
Budhal_(tribe)
Bey of Tunis
Murad Bey (مراد الأول; died 1631) was the first hereditary bey of Tunis, founder of the Muradid dynasty. He reigned from 1613 until his death. Originally
Murad_I_Bey
Royal family of the Ottoman Empire
Osmanlılar). According to Ottoman tradition, the family originated from the Kayı tribe branch of the Oghuz Turks, under the leadership of Osman I in northwestern
Ottoman_dynasty
Caucasian ethnic group
the Circassian tribes, represented by one of the twelve stars on the green-and-gold Circassian flag. Along with the Circassian tribes of Natukhai and
Ubykh_people
Baloch tribe
sub-branch of the Baloch tribe settled in the Sindh and Balochistan provinces of Pakistan. and Afghanistan. The Sanjrani are a diverse tribe. According to Nabi
Sanjrani
Pakistani politician
he was inducted into the provincial Sindh cabinet of Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and was appointed as Provincial Minister of Sindh for Sports. On
Muhammad_Bux_Khan_Mahar
Neighborhood in Kabul
Murad Khani or Murad Khane (Dari: مراد خانی) is a small historical neighborhood in Kabul, Afghanistan. The neighborhood is part of the city's District
Murad_Khani
Historic Sabaean tribe
gradually and its southern neighbor Himyar was able to settle many nomadic tribes that were allied to Himyar and create a stronger Himyarite nation in the
Kahlan
Series of conflicts fought between the Ottoman Empire and Safavid Empire (1623-1639)
1635, in a conscious effort to emulate his warrior predecessors, Sultan Murad IV himself took up the leadership of the army. The Ottomans took Revan (on
Ottoman–Safavid War (1623–1639)
Ottoman–Safavid_War_(1623–1639)
1389 battle between Serbian-led forces and the Ottoman Empire
and an invading army of the Ottoman Empire under the command of Sultan Murad I. It was one of the largest battles of the Late Middle Ages. The battle
Battle_of_Kosovo
Yemeni tribe
the governorate and encompasses most of the Marib's oil and gas fields. Murad Al-Maqhafi, Ibrahim Ahmed (1985). معجم البلدان و القبائل اليمنية [Mujam
Abidah_(tribe)
Pakistani political family
Baloch background which holds chieftaincy of the Zardari tribe. One of the several Baloch tribes in Sindh, the family is of Rind origin and owns thousands
Zardari_family
Tribe in Pakistan and Iran
Gichki or Gitchki is a tribe living in the Makran region of Pakistan and Iran. The tribe, initially settled in the Gichk valley of Panjgur and now mostly
Gichki
Topics referred to by the same term
Gerdi may refer to: Murad Gerdi (born 1986), Austrian footballer Gerdi E. Lipschutz (1923–2010), American politician Gerd Springer (1927–1999), known
Gerdi
Tribe of Arabia
mountainous region near al-Janad (الجَنَد) and are inhabited by the tribes of ‘Ans, Zubaid, and Murad." The region of al-Janad, mentioned in his text, is a historic
Zubaid
Emirate in western Anatolia from c. 1300 to 1429
meddled with the internal conflicts within the Ottomans, the triumph of Murad II (r. 1421–1444, 1446–1451) over his opponents forced Yakub to revert to
Germiyanids
Iranian tribe
The Bakhtiari (also spelled Bakhtiyari; Persian: بختیاری) are a Lur tribe from Iran. They speak the Bakhtiari dialect of the Luri language. Bakhtiaris
Bakhtiari_people
Wife of Sultan Mehmed II
fabulously wealthy, two circumstances which in themselves sufficed to incline Murad toward the union of his son and heir with this respected noble families
Sittişah_Hatun
First siege of Krujë
Rrethimi i parë i Krujës) occurred in 1450 when an Ottoman army led by Sultan Murad II and his crown prince Mehmed II tried to besiege the Albanian town of
Siege_of_Krujë_(1450)
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1839 to 1861
Sultan and Refia Sultan when they lost their mother. Servetseza loved also Murad V as her own son. Hoşyar Kadin (1825 - 1849). Also called Huşyar Kadın.
Abdülmecid_I
Town in Punjab, India
Bhangra singer List of villages in Nakodar tehsil Baba Lal Badshah Dera Baba Murad Shah "Punjab - District Census Handbook - Jalandhar" (PDF). censusindia
Nakodar
American religious leader (1933–2008)
Mohammed Speaks, WDM Publications, Chicago, 1999 "The Imam's Corner: Imam Murad Abdul-Zahir". Masjid Freehaven. Archived from the original on October 6
Warith_Deen_Mohammed
tribe (ناصر) is an ethnic Pashtun Ghilzai tribe mainly living in Afghanistan and some in Pakistan. Nasar has mostly remained a nomadic traders tribe throughout
Nasar_(Pashtun_tribe)
1991 Indian film
as Thakur Baba Kulbhushan Kharbanda as Rana Udaybhan Singh Sesodia Raza Murad as Thakur Ranjit Singh Gulshan Grover as Shakti Singh Sudhir Pandey as Sardar
Banjaran
City in Uttar Pradesh, India
section from Sahibabad to Muradnagar opened to public on 20 October 2023. Murad Nagar RRTS station is an elevated RRTS station. This serves as a RRTS station
Muradnagar
1969 Egyptian film
Noureddin), via Murad (Mohamed Babih), who also runs a brothel. Wanis tells Ayoub that the tribe will not trade with him again. Murad then tells Wanis
The Night of Counting the Years
The_Night_of_Counting_the_Years
South Arabian tribe
script: 𐩫𐩬𐩵𐩩) were an Arab tribe from South Arabia. Originating in the region to the west of Hadramawt, the Kinda tribe is known to have served the Sabaean
Kinda_(tribe)
Kurdish leader
conditions could not be agreed and Sebastatsi Murad's attempt failed. According to Alişer's statement, Murad Sebastatsi proposed a project that followed
Alişer
Medieval baloch dynasty of Sindh ruling till 19th century
1828, The Hyderabad branch of the Talpurs was ruled by Mir Murad Ali Khan until 1833. Mir Murad Ali Khan was succeeded by Mir Noor Muhammad, who was in turn
Talpur_dynasty
Family of ethnic groups of Eurasia
la Broquière, a French traveller to the Ottoman Empire, met with sultan Murad II in Adrianople, and described him in the following terms: "In the first
Turkic_peoples
Turco-Mongol conqueror (1320s–1405)
Jahan Bakht Agha, Nigar Agha, Ruhparwar Agha, Dil Beg Agha, Dilshad Agha, Murad Beg Agha, Piruzbakht Agha, Khoshkeldi Agha, Dilkhosh Agha, Barat Bey Agha
Timur
Indian television series
Empire; Humayun and Hamida Banu Begum's son; Hassan, Hussain, aram bano, Murad, Daniel and Jahangir I's father; Paridhi Sharma as Jodha Bai "Mariam-uz-Zaman":
Jodha_Akbar
Pakistani supernatural musical romance film
girl belongs to a tribe of serpent god. The plot also deals with the theme of reincarnation. Rani as Neera / Naag Muni Waheed Murad as Dr. Anwar / Rajkumar
Naag_Muni
Turkish historical television series
Tribe. She is Mother-in-law of Elcim Hatun, Nilufer Hatun, Asporca Hatun and step mother-in-law of Gonca Hatun. Grandmother to Suleyman, Kasim,Murad and
Kuruluş:_Orhan
Bey of Tunis
dissident tribes in the northwest and south of the country in order to maintain order and security. In 1637, Hammuda orchestrated the election of Usta Murad as
Hammuda_Pasha_Bey
Tribe in Pakistan
subsequently joined the Baloch, forming the Gurchani tribe.[citation needed] The Tārikh-ī-Murād also recounts a legend to explain the Soomras' decline
Gurchani
Region in Afghanistan
Qorban Kohestani Zahir Howaida General Khodaidad Murad Ali Murad Jafar Mahdavi Safdar Tawakoli Daizangi tribe "دومین سمینار علمی دایزنگی شناسی". equality.af
Daizangi
Baloch tribe
Hoth, and Korai, and a daughter named Jato, who was married to his nephew Murad. These five are the eponymous founders of the five great divisions of the
Lashari
15th-century Ottoman judge
the chief judge of the Ottoman Empire under Mehmed II after the death of Murad II in 1451. Gürâni was part of Mehmed's council during the conquest of Constantinople
Molla_Gürâni
Ethno-religious group of Kurdistan
women are held were taken from their mothers to an unknown fate. Nadia Murad, a Yazidi human rights activist and 2018 Nobel Peace Prize winner, was kidnapped
Yazidis
Place in Punjab, Pakistan
it was under Kot Murad. It has population of around 10,000 and area of 20,000 square feet. The Sial tribe has different sub tribes such as Jabboana Fatiana
Jabboana
Albanian warlord and military commander (1405–1468)
graduated from the Enderun School and entered the service of the Ottoman sultan Murad II (r. 1421–1451) for the next twenty years. His rise through the ranks
Skanderbeg
Military campaign in northern Albania
Istanbul to petition Ottoman Sultan Murad IV to intervene. According to Albanian bishop Frang Bardhi the Kelmendi tribe grew very rich by attacking and stealing
1638 Ottoman expedition against Kelmendi
1638_Ottoman_expedition_against_Kelmendi
Term referring to southern Arabs
includes the following tribes: Azd (Aus and Khazraj, Bariq, Ghassan, Khuza'a and Daws), Hamdan, Khath'am, Bajila, Madhhij, Murad, Zubaid, Ash'ar, Lakhm
Qahtanite
Arab confederation
defend the villages of Al Thakhira and Al-Khor.[citation needed] Mustafa Murad Al-Dabbagh mentioned in his book, Qatar, Its Past and Present, that the
Al_Muhannadi
Empire from Qajar tribe. He was a son and successor of Amir-Guna Khan Qajar. His tenure saw the fall of the region to Ottoman sultan Murad IV. He was born
Tahmaspqoli_Khan_Qajar
1912 novella by Leo Tolstoy
Hadji Murat, also written Hadji Murad (Russian: Хаджи-Мурат, romanized: Khadzhi-Murat), is a novella written by Leo Tolstoy from 1896 to 1904 and published
Hadji_Murat_(novella)
Bey of Tunis
northwestern tribes with the Algerians. Furthermore, he faced a revolt of the divan of the militia, led by the Dey Ali Laz. After Murad II suffered reverses
Murad_II_Bey
Persianate, Sunni-Muslim Turkoman confederation (1378–1508)
The last Aq Qoyunlu leader, Sultan Murad, brother of Alwand, was also defeated by the same Safavid leader. Though Murād briefly established himself in Baghdad
Aq_Qoyunlu
1250–1487 Turkish beylik in south-central Anatolia
Karamanoğulları Beyliği), was a Turkish Anatolian beylik (principality) of Salur tribe origin, descended from Oghuz Turks, centered in south-central Anatolia around
Karamanids
Princely state of British India and Pakistan
out Buledi after 1740 under their chief, Mulla Murad. Gichki were Zikris like Buledi, and Mulla Murad Gichki is considered one of the major Zikri figures
Makran_(princely_state)
Kurdish tribal chief in the Ottoman Empire
wide-scale rebellion in the Ottoman heartland prompted Grand Vizier Kuyucu Murad Pasha to launch an expedition against Ali. The latter publicly maintained
Ali_Janbulad
Pakistani politician
Abdul Qadir Sanjrani's father, Ali Murad Sanjrani K.S, Haji, was a Zamindar (landowner) and factory owner. Ali Murad was born in 1895 in his native village
Abdul_Qadir_Sanjrani
Award
Governor-General of India, The Earl of Willingdon. 1938 Khan Sahib Ali Murad Sanjrani was conferred the title of Khan Sahib as a personal distinction
Khan_Sahib
1740–1888 Pamiri state in Central Asia
as he was summoned by Muhammad Murad Beg at Qunduz. Wood warned Muhammad Rahim Beg to attend the summons. Muhammad Murad Beg would later arrest Rahim Beg
Wakhan_Mirdom
Bey of Germiyan between 1387–90, 1402–11, and 1414–29
amicable relations with Sultan Murad II (r. 1421–1444, 1446–1451). Yakub did not have any male heirs and left the rule to Murad II in his will shortly before
Yakub_II
Khan of Crimea from 1577 to 1584
addition to the ransom. (?) 1578 First Persia: In the summer of 1578 sultan Murad III ordered the Crimeans to fight the Persians near the southwest corner
Mehmed_II_Giray
Legendary figure in Baloch history
nephew Murad. The Baloch tribes of Rind, Lashari, Hoth, Korai and Jatoi descend from them. After his death, Rind Khan became chief of the Baloch tribes previously
Jalal_Khan
Afghan dynasty of India
service of Prince Murad Baksh in Kathiawar, the Imperial Viceroy and son of Shah Jahan. In Mughal sources, the members of the Babi tribe are recognized as
Babi_dynasty
2017 novel by S.A. Chakraborty
Machiavellianism, The City of Brass offers pleasures worthy of Scheherazade." Mahvesh Murad writes at Tor.com, "to most (western?) readers whose only experience of
The_City_of_Brass_(novel)
Founder of the Ottoman Empire
(1285 – ?). General of Orhan I. He had at least two sons, İlyas Bey and Murad Bey, and at least two daughters. Buried in Söğüt, in the Türbe of Ertuğrul
Osman_I
War between Mughals and Uzbeks
Murad Bakhsh. The army consisted of 60,000 units, around 2,208 officers, and they set off in late May 1646. The army split into two, one led by Murad
Mughal_Central_Asia_campaign
Country in Southeast Europe
Byzantines in the 1340s, but later became invaders in their own right. Sultan Murad I took Adrianople from the Byzantines in 1362; Sofia fell in 1382, followed
Bulgaria
Dil Murad Khan was a Baloch warrior who opposed British invasion in his area by revolting against them in 1857. Being a sardar of the Khosa tribe, he
Dil_Murad_Khan
MURAD TRIBE
MURAD TRIBE
Boy/Male
Arabic
Desire; Object
Boy/Male
American, Arabic, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Muslim, Parsi, Sindhi, Telugu
Prowess; Will; Purpose; Wish; Desire; Object
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Prepared; Ready
Boy/Male
Muslim
Desire, Wish
Boy/Male
Afghan, Arabic, Australian, Hindu, Indian, Iranian, Muslim, Parsi
Prophet's Name; Desire; Wish
Boy/Male
Indian
Unfettered camel
Boy/Male
Muslim
A noted companion of the prophet
Boy/Male
Arabic
Follower; Desirous; Student
Boy/Male
Arabic, Australian, French, Muslim
Desire
Boy/Male
Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Muslim
Unfettered Camel; Untied Camel
Boy/Male
Hindu
Boy/Male
Muslim
Desire. Object.
Male
Turkish
Turkish name MURAT means "desire, wish."
Boy/Male
Indian
Desire, Wish
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Desire
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Desire
Boy/Male
Muslim
Desire
Boy/Male
Muslim
Desire
Boy/Male
Hindu
Desire
Boy/Male
Arabic, Australian, French, German, Turkish
Name of Allah; Crazy
MURAD TRIBE
MURAD TRIBE
Boy/Male
Indian, Telugu
Earth
Girl/Female
Bengali, Gujarati, Indian, Malayalam, Oriya, Rajasthani
Particular Flower
Boy/Male
Australian, British, Christian, English, Shakespearean
Short; Little Person; Low
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Joplin.
Girl/Female
Indian
Affection, Sympathy, Affectionate, Sympathetic
Female
Danish
, of Apollo.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Partner
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain derivation. Reaney suggests it may be from Middle English bugee, buggye ‘lambskin’, and hence probably a metonymic occupational name for someone who prepared such skins.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : metonymic occupational name for someone who worked at a crushing mill, from Middle Low German stamp ‘pestle’, ‘crusher’.English : variant of Stamps.
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Lord; Lord Kadavul
MURAD TRIBE
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n. pl.
A tribe of bats including the common insectivorous bats of America and Europe, belonging to Vespertilio and allied genera. They lack a nose membrane.
n.
A number of species or genera having certain structural characteristics in common; as, a tribe of plants; a tribe of animals.
a.
Of or pertaining to a wall; being on, or in, a wall; growing on, or against, a wall; as, a mural quadrant.
n.
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.
n. pl.
A tribe of worms including Phoronis. See Phoronis.
v. t.
To distribute into tribes or classes.
n. pl.
A tribe of North American Indians belonging to the Creek confederation.
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.
n. pl.
A Turkish tribe which about the close of the 15th century conquered, and settled in, that part of Asia now called Turkestan.
n. pl.
A tribe of birds comprising the sheathbills.
a.
Resembling a wall; perpendicular or steep; as, a mural precipice.
imp. & p. p.
of Mure
n. pl.
An extensive tribe of bivalve mollusks of which the genus Venus is the type. The shells are usually oval, or somewhat heartshaped, with a conspicuous lunule. See Venus.
n. pl.
A tribe of Old World lizards which comprises the chameleon. They have long, flexible tongues.
n.
A family of animals descended from some particular female progenitor, through the female line; as, the Duchess tribe of shorthorns.
p. pl.
A tribe of spiders, comprising some of those which take their prey in a web, but which also frequently run with agility, and chase and seize their prey.
n.
Any one of numerous species of club-shaped, compound Alcyonaria belonging to Veretillum and allied genera, of the tribe Pennatulacea. The whole colony can move about as if it were a simple animal.
n. pl.
An extensive tribe of North American Indians of the Shoshone stock, inhabiting Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, and adjacent regions. They are subdivided into several subordinate tribes, some of which are among the most degraded of North American Indians.
n. pl.
A tribe of edentates comprising the South American ant-eaters. The tongue is long, slender, exsertile, and very flexible, whence the name.
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.