Definition of wood bison
1
or less commonly wood buffalo
: a bison that is a variety (Bison bison athabascae) of the American bison and is restricted to wooded regions of northern Alberta, Canada
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: woodland bison
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“Wood bison.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wood%20bison. Accessed 18 Aug. 2022.
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