bison
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See also Bison
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Etymology [edit]
Middle English bisontes (plural), from Old French bison, from Latin bisōn, bisōnt- (“wild ox”), from Proto-Germanic *wisundaz (“wild ox, aurochs”), from Proto-Indo-European *wisAn- (“aurochs, aurochs horn”), from Proto-Indo-European *weys- (“to flow, melt”). 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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Noun [edit]
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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Translations [edit]
A wild ox, Bison bonasus
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A similar American animal, Bison bison
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bison m (plural bisons)
Jèrriais [edit]
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bison f (plural bisons)
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- French nouns
- French masculine nouns
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- Jèrriais nouns
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