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plural wisents
: a bison (Bison bonasus) of European forests that has golden to dark brown dense fur and is slightly smaller in size than the related American bison : european bison
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The forest, part of it contained within a national park, is also home to the largest colony of European bison, or wisent, as well as to species that are rare or even extinct elsewhere.
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Joanna Berendt, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2018
But his work creating aurochs and wisent for Göring shared the same conclusion as other Nazi projects.
—Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian, 31 Mar. 2017
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Joanna Berendt, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2018
But his work creating aurochs and wisent for Göring shared the same conclusion as other Nazi projects.
—Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian, 31 Mar. 2017
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“Wisent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wisent. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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