bison

bi·son (b

n, -z

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. An animal (B. bonasus) of Europe, similar to but somewhat smaller than the bison; a wisent.

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

bison [ˈbaɪs^ən]

n pl -son

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) Also called American bison 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. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) Also called wisent European bison a closely related and similar animal, Bison bonasus, formerly widespread in Europe

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

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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

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

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

bison

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

bison [ˈbaɪsn] n → bisonte m

bison

n bison [ˈbaisn]

1 the American buffalo a herd of bison. bison بيسون: ثور وحشي أمريكي бизон bizon bisonokse der Bison βίσονας bisonte Ameerika piison گاومیش آمریکایی puhveli bison תְאוֹ भैंसा bizon bölény bison vísundur bisonte アメリカ野牛 바이슨(미국 들소) bizonas bizons bison bizon bisonokse bizon bisonte bizon (американский) бизон bizón bizon bizon bison[] วัวไบซัน bizon (美洲)水牛 бізон امریکی بھینس trâu Châu Mỹ （美洲）水牛

2 the large European wild ox. bison جاموس وحشي أوروبي голям европейски див бивол zubr vildokse der Wisent αγριοβούβαλο bisonte Euroopa piison گاو نر اروپایی biisonihärkä bison בִּיזוֹן गवल bivol bölény banteng vísundur bisonte ヨーロッパ野牛 유럽 들소 stumbras sumbrs bison wisent bisonokse, visent żubr bisonte bizon, bour (европейский) зубр zubor bizon bizon visent วัวป่าขนาดใหญ่ในยุโรป yabani sığır (歐洲)野牛 зубр یورپی جنگلی بیل bò rừng bizon （欧洲）野牛

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American bison American buffalo Antilocapridae aurochs Bison bison Bison bonasus bisontine black-water fever Bonasus bovid Bovidae Buffalo Buffalo chips buffalo nickel buffalo robe family Bovidae Folsom man genus Bison Ruminantia	And before we judge of them too harshly we must remem- ber what ruthless and utter destruction our own species has wrought, not only upon animals, such as the vanished bison and the dodo, but upon its inferior races. The War Of The Worlds by Wells, H.G. View in context In fact, these are the finest morsels, like the hump of the bison, the paws of the bear, and the head of the wild boar. Five Weeks in a Balloon by Verne, Jules View in context He had covered but a short distance from the forest when I beheld the first of his pursuers--a Sagoth, one of those grim and terrible gorilla-men who guard the mighty Mahars in their buried cities, faring forth from time to time upon slave-raiding or punitive expeditions against the human race of Pellucidar, of whom the dominant race of the inner world think as we think of the bison or the wild sheep of our own world. Pellucidar by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context	Biskara boil Biskek Biskra Bislama Bisley Bismarck Bismarck Archipelago Bismarck herring Bismarck Sea Bismarckian Bismare bismark Bismer Bismillah Bismite bismuth Bismuth glance Bismuth ocher Bismuthal bismuthic Bismuthiferous Bismuthine bismuthinite bismuthous Bismuthyl bison Bison bison Bison bonasus bisontine bisphosphonate Bispinose bisque Bissau Bissell truck bissextile bissextile day bissextile year bissextus Bisson bist bistable bistate bister bistered Bistipuled Bisto bistort bistoury bistre bistred bistro	bismuthic bismuthic bismuthic Bismuthiferous Bismuthine Bismuthinite Bismuthinite bismuthism Bismuthite Bismuthite bismuthosis Bismuthous Bismuthous Bismuthous bismuthyl bismuthyl bismutite bismutotantalite Bismya BISN Bisnaga BISNC BISNET BISNIS BISNIS BISNO BISO BISOG BISOL Bisomus bison Bison Ambassadors Bison bison Bison bison Bison bison Bison bison athabascae Bison bonasus Bison bonasus Bison bonasus Bison Business Supplies Bison Financial Services Limited Bison Gold Exploration Inc Bison grass Bison grass Bison Neck Bison priscus Bison Sport and Active Living Bison Sports Arena Bison Student Leadership Program Bison++ bison-cattle hybrid BISON-M bisontine Bisoprolol Bisoprolol fumarate Bisotun BISP BISPA Bispectral index Bispham Junior Football Federation

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American bison
American buffalo
Antilocapridae
aurochs
Bison bison
Bison bonasus
bisontine
black-water fever
Bonasus
bovid
Bovidae
Buffalo
Buffalo chips
buffalo nickel
buffalo robe
family Bovidae
Folsom man
genus Bison
Ruminantia

And before we judge of them too harshly we must remem- ber what ruthless and utter destruction our own species has wrought, not only upon animals, such as the vanished bison and the dodo, but upon its inferior races.

The War Of The Worlds by Wells, H.G. View in context

In fact, these are the finest morsels, like the hump of the bison, the paws of the bear, and the head of the wild boar.

Five Weeks in a Balloon by Verne, Jules View in context

He had covered but a short distance from the forest when I beheld the first of his pursuers--a Sagoth, one of those grim and terrible gorilla-men who guard the mighty Mahars in their buried cities, faring forth from time to time upon slave-raiding or punitive expeditions against the human race of Pellucidar, of whom the dominant race of the inner world think as we think of the bison or the wild sheep of our own world.

Pellucidar by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context

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