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bison

Main Entry:: bi·son
Pronunciation:: \ˈbī-s^ən, -z^ən\
Function:: noun
Inflected Form(s):: plural bison
Etymology:: Latin bisont-, bison, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German wisant aurochs; akin to Old Prussian wissambrs aurochs
Date:: circa 1611

: 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

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\-s^ən-ˌtīn, -z^ən-\ adjective

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