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 \-s^ən-ˌtīn, -z^ən-\ adjective