bison

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American bison (Bison bison)

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Middle English bisontes (plural), from Latin bisōn, bisōnt- (wild ox), of Germanic origin, from Proto-Germanic *wīsundaz, *wīsand- (wild ox, aurochs), from Proto-Indo-European *wisAn- (aurochs, aurochs horn). Akin to Old High German wisunt "bison" (German Wisent "bison"), Old English wesend, wusend "bison, buffalo, wild ox", Middle Dutch wēsent "wild ox".

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bison (plural bison or bisons)

  1. A wild ox, Bison bonasus.
  2. A similar American animal, Bison bison else Bos americanus or Bisonte americano; also called a buffalo.

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bison

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bison m. (plural bisons)

  1. buffalo (North American bison)
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