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)
- A wild ox, Bison bonasus.
- A similar American animal, Bison bison else Bos americanus or Bisonte americano; also called a buffalo.
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A wild ox, Bison bonasus
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A similar American animal, Bison bison
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bison m. (plural bisons)
- buffalo (North American bison)