bi·son

(bī′sən, -zən)

n. pl. bison

1. A bovine mammal (Bison bison) of western North America, having large forequarters, a shaggy mane, and a massive head with short curved horns; a buffalo.

2. A bovine mammal (Bison bonasus) of Europe, similar to the North American bison but with a somewhat smaller head and longer horns; a wisent.

3. The flesh of the North American bison, used as food.

[Latin bisōn, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German wisunt.]

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bison

(ˈbaɪsən)

n, pl -son

1. (Animals) Also called: American bison or buffalo a member of the cattle tribe, Bison bison, formerly widely distributed over the prairies of W North America but now confined to reserves and parks, with a massive head, shaggy forequarters, and a humped back

2. (Animals) Also called: wisent or European bison a closely related and similar animal, Bison bonasus, formerly widespread in Europe

[C14: from Latin bisōn, of Germanic origin; related to Old English wesand, Old Norse vīsundr]

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bi•son

(ˈbaɪ sən, -zən)

n., pl. -son.

1. a North American buffalo, Bison bison, having a large head and high, humped shoulders.

2. Also called wisent. a related buffalo, Bison bonasus, of Europe, less shaggy and slightly larger than the American bison: nearly extinct in the wild.

[1350–1400; Middle English bisontes (pl.) < Latin (nominative singular bisōn) < Germanic]

bi′son•tine` (-ˌtaɪn) adj.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

bison - any of several large humped bovids having shaggy manes and large heads and short horns

bovid - hollow-horned ruminants

genus Bison - sometimes considered a subgenus of genus Bos: American buffalo

American bison, American buffalo, Bison bison, buffalo - large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains

aurochs, Bison bonasus, wisent - European bison having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison

Translations

بيسون: ثور وحشي أمريكيجاموس وحشي أوروبي

бизон

zubrbizonbizon evropský

bisonoksevildokse

Bison WisentAmerikanischer Bison

vísundur

bizonasstumbras

bizonssumbrs

bisonokse visent

bizonżubr

auroque bisãobisão-americanobisão-europeu

бизон зубр

zubor

bisonoxeeuropeisk bisonvisent

bizonyabani sığır

американський бізонамериканський зубрбізонзубр

欧洲野牛美洲水牛

bison

[ˈbaɪsən] N (bison (bisons (pl))) → bisonte m

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bison

[ˈbaɪs^ən] [bison] [ˈbaɪs^ən] (pl) n (mainly British) (= buffalo) → bison m

bison

n (American) → Bison m; (European) → Wisent m

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bison

[ˈbaɪsn] n → bisonte m

bison

(ˈbaisn) – plurals ˈbison (rare) ˈbisons – noun

1. the American buffalo. a herd of bison.

2. the large European wild ox.