bison

bi·son

noun \ˈbī-s^ən, -z^ən\

plural bison

Definition of BISON

: any of several large shaggy-maned usually gregarious recent or extinct bovine mammals (genus Bison) having a large head with short horns and heavy forequarters surmounted by a large fleshy hump: as a : wisent b : buffalo 1c(1)

— bi·son·tine \-s^ən-ˌtīn, -z^ən-\ adjective

Origin of BISON

Latin bisont-, bison, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German wisant aurochs; akin to Old Prussian wissambrs aurochs

First Known Use: circa 1611

Other Mammals Terms

dormouse, dugong, gibbon, grimalkin, sable, stoat, ungulate, vole

Rhymes with BISON

hyson