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bison


Main Entry: bi·son
Pronunciation: \ˈbī-sən, -zən\
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 \-sən-ˌtīn, -zən-\ adjective


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