plural bison
: any of several large living or extinct bovine mammals (genus Bison) that have a long, broad head, short, hollow horns, heavy forequarters, a large muscular hump across the shoulders, and a shaggy mane on the head and lower neck and that typically live and migrate in herds: such as
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The fly reached southern Mexico in November, sparking concern among US agricultural industry officials and triggering the closure of several border-area cattle, horse and bison trading ports.
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Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 9 July 2025
This means that hot springs have accounted for more deaths than wildlife at the park, since eight people have died from bear encounters and two people have died from bison encounters.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 1 July 2025
The total number of bison in a herd can range from about 20 during the winter to an average of about 200 in the summer, the NPS says.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 27 June 2025
Some Yellowstone visitors were left reeling from witnessing a bison’s last moments after the animal fell into one of the park’s hot springs.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2025
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Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 9 July 2025
This means that hot springs have accounted for more deaths than wildlife at the park, since eight people have died from bear encounters and two people have died from bison encounters.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 1 July 2025
The total number of bison in a herd can range from about 20 during the winter to an average of about 200 in the summer, the NPS says.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 27 June 2025
Some Yellowstone visitors were left reeling from witnessing a bison’s last moments after the animal fell into one of the park’s hot springs.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2025
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“Bison.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bison. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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plural bison
: any of several large shaggy-maned mammals related to the ox with a large head, short horns, and a large fleshy hump above the shoulders
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: buffalo sense c
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