bison

noun

bi·son | \ ˈbī-sᵊn,

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: such as

a : wisent

b : buffalo sense 1c(1)

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There's a choice of beef, turkey, bison and chicken burgers. — Polly Campbell, Cincinnati.com, "New and Noted: A roundup of recent restaurant news," 7 Mar. 2018 The menu starts off with steamed lobster tails with New England clam chowder sauce followed by hickory grilled bison with red potato horseradish cake and wild huckleberry reduction. — House Beautiful, "The Inaugural Ceremony: What to Expect from the Luncheon," 17 Jan. 2013 Yellowstone bison taunter reportedly sentenced to jail. — Fox News, "FOX NEWS FIRST: Trump Organization may face charges over Cohen hush money; Trump vs. Sessions escalates," 24 Aug. 2018 Zinke spokeswoman Heather Swift declined to comment directly on Wenk's assertions or the issue of bison management. — Matthew Brown, chicagotribune.com, "Yellowstone head says Trump administration forcing him out. The reason: too many bison.," 7 June 2018 Austin even noted where large herds of animals like bison and horses were residing for those that were curious. — Craig Hlavaty, Houston Chronicle, "One of the most rare early maps of Texas debuts at Texas A&M," 19 Apr. 2018 Visiting it with tour company Wild Poland during their weeklong Winter Wildlife Festival (Jan. 19-26) affords travelers the opportunity to see the continent’s largest population of wild bison, along with more elusive fauna like wolves and lynx. — Nina Sovich, WSJ, "Europe in Winter: 35 Reasons to Visit Off-Season," 21 Nov. 2018 But soon after, the bison turned around and ran toward Reinke, who skittered away. — Elizabeth Zwirz, Fox News, "Yellowstone bison taunter reportedly sentenced to jail," 23 Aug. 2018 Once, in summer 2017, wolves chased a herd of bison into the fields, and the herd parked itself right in the scientists’ return path. — Ula Chrobak, Outside Online, "This Scientist Learns About Life on Mars in Yellowstone," 18 June 2018

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